• Nefara@lemmy.world
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      Ehhh debatable if Data is a “man”, and LaForge… well, he wouldn’t be on my list. My picks from TNG to share a turbolift would would be Picard, O’Brien and Riker. Picard would be either ruminating on some deep crisis or current drama and be quiet and majestic. O’Brien would be preoccupied and anxious about some project and trying to build up the courage to talk to the senior officers about it. Riker would be relaxed, polite and crack a joke that would make you chuckle.

      If counting non-human male characters across ST, then Data, Odo and Spock.

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          Sure but he would handle rejection well and laugh it off. Riker, afaicr, respected signals and consent. He flirted with people who seemed open to it and was perfectly professional to those who weren’t. What makes flirting feel unsafe is the threat of men taking it badly if rejected.

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            Riker also had sex with a genderless individual and tried to defend their rights until they told him to stop. He defended himself from a false rape accusation. There was that one incident where his sexual shenanigans on Risa led to everyone but two children being addicted to a mind control game.

            The most questionable sexual encounter was Tasha and Data.

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        I mean… No Worf? I feel like he’d be the safest choice together with Data

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          Eh, he can have a temper, I know it doesn’t necessarily come up day to day but when he’s pissed he doesn’t always contain his anger. He’s safer than a lot of people but no he doesn’t make my top three. My runner up for top three male non-humans was actually Garak.

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        He’s charismatic and playfully flirty but receptive to signals and a good communicator. He wouldn’t do anything untoward without consent.

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            But that would happen completely consensual.

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              Yeah, but it might be inconvenient if you weren’t planning to become pregnant. Your husband or wife might be upset too.