Has Patrick Stewart really thought about how this series will destroy his prestige?

He's a mad lefty himself, most actors are, great actor though, wasted on much of Star Trek/X Men.

The way he sees is he gets to keep the money they are throwing at him and in a few years he will be dead, so his image doesn't matter.

"If you're an actor, that's even better than an Oscar." 😂 Yeah, I'm sure many an Oscar winning actor / actress has tossed it in the bin as soon as they got home crying themselves to sleep wailing "if only I'd got that part in Star Trek..."

Besides your logic is faulty here. Stewart was a trailblazing SJW before the term had even been invented. He opened a lot of doors / improved the confidence and changed the perception of bald men everywhere. You obviously don't remember that before Stewart for bald men it was a case of keep your head down and trying to ignore people screaming "oi you, ya bald headed twat", "hey slaphead!", etc while suppressing tears...

Hmm, that seems a hysterical reaction to me.

Like Stewart starring in this series does any more damage to the Star Trek legacy than, oh I don't know, say Leonard Nimoy releasing an album called "Mr Spock's Music From Outer Space"?

Patrick's a legend, not to mention funny as f***, I think his (and TNG's) legacy will survive regardless. And hey, the show might actually be good. Now there's a troubling thought for you!

Dude STFU ....you sound like an idiot....😂😂😂

Picard's prestige was already destroyed by the TNG movies.

When you're an actor about to fully age into proper retirement, you take any paying job you can get your hands on for the long winter. That's why so many prestigious actors make notoriously shitty movies before they bow out. Legacy always takes a back seat to ensuring your family is taken care of.

The story itself depicted Picard as being somewhat alienated because of a falling out in the past with Starfleet and a masive tragedy that killed many. This doesn't mean he has turned bad.

Now he has the opportunity to in some way correct some wrongs with the help of what look like some determined individuals who accept his leadership (or will do eventually).

I don't think the decision to consciously make the cast ethnically or racially diverse diminishes Picard, such as by questioning his integrity or ability to recognise moral situations or reflect sensitively on people, or having the audience believe this is the case. I might be wrong, but it doesn't like this is a revisionist narrative which seeks to bury the past or change it to something different.