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“The View” host Whoopi Goldberg defended the widely criticized “Star Trek: Starfleet Academy” series on Wednesday by arguing that the Star Trek franchise has always been progressive.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The latest installment in the “Star Trek” franchise is facing mounting backlash from fans who say it\u2019s gone “woke,” even as many critics praise the new show and studio executives have already approved a second season. Goldberg, who was in “Star Trek: The Next Generation,” mocked how conservatives are complaining about the new show in 2026, noting, like other actors associated with the show, that the franchise has always been socially liberal.<\/a><\/p>\n

“These people are b—-ing about a TV show,” Goldberg said of American conservatives, recapping that figures like Stephen Miler and Elon Musk<\/a> are “complaining that the show has gone \u2018woke.\u2019”.<\/p>\n

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Goldberg then played a clip of one of the show\u2019s stars, Gina Yashere, who defended the franchise during a CNN appearance, agreeing with the claim that creator Gene Roddenberry was focused on the ideas of inclusion and diversity, arguing that “Star Trek” has been “woke from day one, and woke is a good word.”<\/p>\n

“As a Starfleet Academy member, please also allow me to respond,” Goldberg said, referring to her own time as part of the franchise. “If you\u2019ve never been asleep, you can\u2019t be woke. See? This was a show that was created with the idea that people from other planets would come, and we would all find a way to exist together. This was Gene\u2019s idea, this was his dream, and when you watch \u2018Star Trek,\u2019 that\u2019s what it shows you.”<\/p>\n

“Here\u2019s the point,” Goldberg said. “Why are you concentrating on a television show when people are being shot and killed<\/a>, when people are going hungry, when farmers are losing their farms, kids can\u2019t get meals at school. Why are you paying attention to this?”<\/p>\n

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The star went on to suggest that politicians should focus on doing their jobs while entertainers do theirs.\u00a0<\/p>\n

“Star Trek: Starfleet Academy” premiered last week on Paramount+ to relatively high reviews from critics, including an 87% “Certified Fresh” score on\u00a0Rotten Tomatoes.<\/a>\u00a0But audience scores suggest a far more divided response, although the show could be a victim of its poorer score due to coordinated “review bombing<\/a>.”<\/p>\n

Star Trek has indeed been known for its emphasis on liberal diversity and pluralism. As culture website Polygon summarized,<\/a> “When the original series launched in 1967, in the midst of the Cold War and the American civil rights movement, the idea of a crew that included a Black woman and a Russian man represented a radical vision of the future. Beyond breaking barriers with the first interracial kiss on television, Star Trek regularly mocked intolerance with episodes like \u2018Let That Be Your Last Battlefield,\u2019 in which depicted a war between people who divide themselves based on which side of their face is black and which side is white.”<\/p>\n

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