bisexualamy:

DS9 07x04: “Take Me Out To The Holosuite”

dearemma:

#my last three brain cells

dearemma:

STAR TREK: DEEP SPACE NINE
Homefront

dearemma:

MILES AND KEIKO O’BRIEN
If Wishes Were Horses

philippageorgiou:

STAR TREK: DEEP SPACE NINE — 1x19 ‘In the Hands of the Prophets’

philippageorgiou:

STAR TREK: DEEP SPACE NINE — 1x10 ‘The Nagus’

ds9promenade:

angrywarrior69:

ds9promenade:

Deep Space Nine 2x5, “Cardassians”

Keiko does not have time for your space-racism, Miles.

Why is she with him

The cynical side of me would say that the answer is “because the show writers said so”

But I think another answer is, Because Miles proves himself open to being corrected. He isn’t too proud or defensive (or bogged down by toxic masculinity) to listen when people call him out on bigoted bullshit: he listens. Keiko is with him not because he messes up so bad sometimes, but because when he does mess up, he stops, and thinks, and behaves better in the future.

I also appreciate the comments from @firespirited and @onsomekindofstartrek on how the ethnicities of the actors of Keiko and Miles influence this scene, so be sure to check those out in the notes y’all!

Someone had to be the “bad guy” exhibiting the bigoted view for this important scene to take place, and I appreciate that Miles’ actor was willing to play that role. Together, these two skilled actors create a compelling scene that demonstrates to viewers 1) that alluding to the “bad breeding” of any group is very wrong indeed in any context, and 2) that one effective method for calling out bigotry in loved ones is simply to express disgust and disappointment in them, because if they truly respect you they’ll get the message and fix their attitude.