#there are times I think jim humors both spock's and mccoys prejudice lmao - but it always comes out as playful
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I think the fundamental difference I've always seen in Kirk vs everyone else when it comes to Spock is, Kirk always accepts Spock as he is. He doesn't see him as Vulcan, or half human. He merely sees Spock, and interacts with him. Sees Spock for his behavior as a Spock behavior, not a Vulcan or Human one.
Everyone else will narrow Spock's actions down to these components. It will always come down to being completely aware that "oh this is a Vulcan! He doesn't get us" or "He's half Vulcan, half human, those things can be separated. How do we get the Human side in the forefront, or the Vulcan side"
For Jim, Spock has always been Spock. His equal. Someone he understands as he'd understand any human, or any other alien. Jim has always been good at seeing people, and not race, but especially with Spock.
I used to think it was a TOS thing, but honestly, the way SNW characters view the topic is quite the same.
#Where No Man Has Gone Before and Then Some#star trek#strange new worlds#spirk#spock#jim kirk#star trek tos#there are times I think jim humors both spock's and mccoys prejudice lmao - but it always comes out as playful#like - oh look at these two silly idiots xD#when watching tos I thought everyone was just a little more racist than they would be in a modern depiction#which is true - no one is calling spock a devil in snw - but it comes out more subtly in snw - the way people will prioritize#the human reaction over the vulcan one#or vice versa - and even christine's presumption that she KNOWS how spock is feeling and what he's doing more than he does#its kinda grating - and you can kinda just see why spock ultimately falls in love with jim#because 1. jim simply is that charming 2. jim sees people - not groups - he adapts in a more thoughtful way imo#which I thought was true in tos and continues in snw
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