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I have the feeling most of the Star Trek viewers aren't exactly the target of the producers. (Do writers in general has this problem?) (startrek.website)

submitted 2 days ago by cuchi@startrek.website to c/startrek@startrek.website

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Ok, this gonna sound polemic and I'm gonna try to not use any adjectives. (Except for once)

The thing is that sometimes I feel like many stories try to appeal to a broad audience, but regardless of what they aim for, a lot of the time the audience ends up being (I’ll allow myself this just once) men rather than women. I’m not sure if this happens with the animated series of Avatar, but I do notice that with Star Trek, even though they try to make everyone feel represented, the reality is that the average viewer is, well, just that—the average person in the country where it’s broadcast.

In the case of Avatar, it’s criticized by some Japanese people because they associate it more with China, to the point that they label it as almost racist when it’s compared to Japanese animation (anime). What I mean is that no matter how much a series tries to appeal to a general audience or to please everyone, that’s never really going to happen; it will always end up having a group with shared characteristics that likes it.

But what do you think? Can there be stories that anyone—regardless of gender, ethnicity, or country—can enjoy? I think the closest thing to that is Harry Potter, and well, you know what the creator is like, but that’s not the point here.

It’s hard to explain, but this is more aimed at writers or any other creative producer: do you write with a specific audience in mind, or do you think that everyone will like what you create?

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[–] Kirk@startrek.website 2 points 5 hours ago (1 children)

who is "most star trek viewers"?

[–] cuchi@startrek.website 1 points 48 minutes ago

If you want to know, don't be offended but the average Star Trek viewer is... An United States white man, heterosexual, sci-fi enjoyer (most likely; a nerd).

Yes, there is transgender people or others, but let's face it, the majority are from USA and the most average kind of person.

Not as some Star Trek character with mexican, chilean, russian nationality, lesbian women, even the show tell you about diversity, the Star Trek Viewer is not diverse, is mostly from USA. (I'm sure I'm the only one from argentina in this website)

People said "Star Trek Starfleet academy is not for the average white man, is something for true fans" and well, there you have it, cancelled after first season because again, minorities are not really interested in Star Trek. Which is sad.

I'm not against diversity, but the truth is, people want to be identified with the series they are watching. I don't agree with the complains.

So, my question is, how it feels to have a target if that same target it's not the people who are interesting in your work? And why most stories have a kind of viewer? (Like I said before)