Thanks so much for writing this up -- I enjoyed your thoughts being being included with the panel write up!

Nico mentioned the recent discussion of Kirk as less of an asshole that popular culture depicts him so I wanted to link to "Freshly Remember'd: Kirk Drift" by Erin Horáková which started that discussion. It's really interesting piece on changing ideas of masculinity over time and how today's toxic idea can effect our views of the past. I think a lot of people who are interested in this panel would be interested.