This meta written kwa Bana05 is particularly interesting as she raises some valid points about fandoms, slash and how black women are handled and perceived in fic.
The makala is also pro Spock/Uhura, here some parts of it (link to the whole essay at the end of this page)
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"In the Reboot, she shows zaidi of a proactive, geeky side, the side that, in TOS had always been shown albeit with her in the background, doing her job. In the Reboot, Uhura is now foreground, someone who cannot be ignored au handwaved away. Not only that, but the “out of nowhere” aspect of the Spock/Uhura relationship...
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