Being a Joined Trill is a lot more like being genderfluid than trans. For example Jadzia didn’t look back on her time as the male Curzon as “wrong” or dysphoric. She WAS happy as a man and IS happy as a woman.
Ezri was a lot more confused, but only because she hadn’t been prepared for the joining like Curzon or Jadzia had been, and was thus more overwhelmed by all the new and unexpected memories. It didn’t last, and Illa seemed far more comfortable in her own skin.
Trill don’t seem to suffer much from social stigma or body dysphoria. Their “transition” is deeply rooted in their culture. TNG S05E17 “The Outcast” feels much more representative.
The Trill aren’t a stand-in for trans people. The show used their experience to occasionally send a message. They had to be subversive enough in this era that the majority of middle America that had no appetite for it wouldn’t even notice.
Dax went from Curzon (Sisko’s friend he called “old man”) to Jadzia to Ezri.
Who’s hotter is a master of taste but Ezri was a young girl and Jadzia was a woman. Both good characters but Jadzia best girl and Ezri was just a good girl.
Animal Farm was just about farm animals
Being a Joined Trill is a lot more like being genderfluid than trans. For example Jadzia didn’t look back on her time as the male Curzon as “wrong” or dysphoric. She WAS happy as a man and IS happy as a woman.
Ezri was a lot more confused, but only because she hadn’t been prepared for the joining like Curzon or Jadzia had been, and was thus more overwhelmed by all the new and unexpected memories. It didn’t last, and Illa seemed far more comfortable in her own skin.
Trill don’t seem to suffer much from social stigma or body dysphoria. Their “transition” is deeply rooted in their culture. TNG S05E17 “The Outcast” feels much more representative.
Yes. And trans people would be the same if accepted by society like trill are. That’s the lesson.
The Trill aren’t a stand-in for trans people. The show used their experience to occasionally send a message. They had to be subversive enough in this era that the majority of middle America that had no appetite for it wouldn’t even notice.
You’re ignoring my point but don’t bother. Let’s call it progress that you didn’t call Ezri ugly in this post.
Does that actually happen? If anything, I see posts fawning over her. Maybe I’m just thinking about my own posts, though…
Certainly looks like it
I knew that would be it before I clicked. You’re batshit.
Maybe I’m misunderstanding. Isn’t the joke that Dax went from ugly to not ugly by going from Ezri to Jadzia?
Dax went from Curzon (Sisko’s friend he called “old man”) to Jadzia to Ezri.
Who’s hotter is a master of taste but Ezri was a young girl and Jadzia was a woman. Both good characters but Jadzia best girl and Ezri was just a good girl.
I guess mom’s advice was right: don’t feed the trills
Listen to her. She doesn’t want you to repeat her own mistake ;p