Could this be put into any other context?
Bernardi argues that the mainstream dominant culture of the Star Trek universe is "depressingly Western and painfully white."
Imagine if someone were to say one of the following:
"depressingly Eastern and painfully Asian."
"depressingly Afrocentric and painfully Black."
"depressingly Latin and painfully Hispanic."
All hell would break loose. The double standard from the Left is palpable. A lot of people are beginning to take notice of this.