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For those unaware of the irony…

Kevin Spacey got accused of being a creepy/rapey sexual assaulter by someone who claimed Spacey pressured him for sex when he was 14 (to put it extremely simply and bluntly). When he got accused of this he used the moment to announce that he was gay, successfully pissing off the entire gay community as it seemed to conflate being gay with a creep/pedophile.

I am gay. The character Stamets is also gay. Now that’s where the irony would end, you’d think, except one thing. That guy who accused Kevin of that behavior? His name is Anthony Rapp. The actor who plays Lt Cmdr Stamets.

Bravo Null. Bravo.

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armus@startrek.website ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
I TOTALLY missed the Anthony Rapp connection wow, this is some 3d chess level meming

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- ummthatguy@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
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  - Stamets@startrek.website ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
    Absolute genius my man. Absolute genius.
    
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- Stamets@startrek.website ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
  Oh yeah. Umm is a fuckin meme genius. He’s giving us props meanwhile i’m bowing to him.
  
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ininewcrow@lemmy.ca ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
WTF … unbelievable … I’m amazed, shocked, surprised, confused, and flabbergasted.

I was aware of the story of Spacey … I didn’t know the person he had assaulted was Anthony Rapp and I didn’t know Rapp now plays a starring role in Star Trek: Discovery

Now I have to watch Star Trek: Discovery

I also have a new found appreciation for Stamets … thanks for sharing your story and who you are here … in an age of anonymity, that is a big thing to do … Personally I’m proud of you and everything you’ve done and continue to do for this community. I’m a big fan and I’m sure there are lots more here who would say the same.

Wow what a day to be on Risa … I love all you guys on here … keep doing what you’re all doing … It’s a beautiful light in a darkening internet.

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- gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
  Serious time: this is one of the reasons I really enjoy this community. We shitpost, but we also give a shit. We try to be good to each other, and we try to be constructive.
  
  Makes sense, I suppose; after all, the only really meaningful currencies in the UFoP are reputation and character.
  
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  - ummthatguy@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
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    Just about sums it up.
    
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    gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
    lol
    
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- Stamets@startrek.website ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
  You always had to watch Star Trek: Discovery! I’m in it!
  
  Oh thanks <3 That being said I’ve been pretty open about being gay here before. I mean look at the constant amount of thirst I throw Captain Pikes way. Holy shit. Same with being Canadian and a few other tidbits like being stabbed lol
  
  Love you too buddy <3
  
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  - ininewcrow@lemmy.ca ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
    I just watched my first episode last night and I feel like a teenager again when I first saw TNG … I was waiting to see it all later but after all this, and Risa and the memes and you and the memes … I feel excited again. Love you too!
    
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    Stamets@startrek.website ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
    It only gets better. First season is a little rough but second season hits the ground running and doesn’t really stop. It’s a very different show than most other trek iterations but that doesn’t make it any less Trek.
    
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- RampantParanoia2365@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
  I believe the story came out just as Discovery was starting.
  
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GreenMario@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
Holy shit.

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- Stamets@startrek.website ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
  Insane, right?
  
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negativenull@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
Holy shit! I didn’t know this!

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- Stamets@startrek.website ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
  Yep. When I realized they were the same person my jaw dropped.
  
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  - negativenull@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
    My jaw is still dropped.
    
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    Stamets@startrek.website ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
    I always liked Stamets. As a gay dude, seeing a gay guy on screen in Star Trek as a main character who was treated just like everyone else meant an enormous amount. When I later found out that one of my favorite characters also happened to be played by the same guy who shot my former favorite actors career in the head? Could not have been more proud. Fucking floored, but proud. Cannot imagine it was easy for Rapp. Wasn’t exactly about to be something I brought up with him in conversation either.
    
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    ininewcrow@lemmy.ca ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
    My jaw is collapsing into a neutron star
    
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gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
I am genuinely and deeply embarrassed that I had not even thought to connect that before. I saw the stories, and I’ve watched discovery and I know the actors, but I just never put two and two together, I guess.

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- Stamets@startrek.website ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
  Honestly it’s not the first connection to make. I do not blame you.
  
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RampantParanoia2365@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
And now Rapp plays a spacey character in space.

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