starfleetofficeranna:

Pop-culture!Kirk: a manly man, so macho

Canon!Kirk: a soft nerd who likes books and flowers (and Spock)

Pop-Culture!Kirk: a playboy who fucks all the alien chicks

Canon!Kirk: was in good terms with (almost) all of his exes, respected women, was a romantic and only had a genuine interest in a woman a few times during the mission

Pop-Culture!Kirk: a bit dumb and only uses his fists to solve problems

Canon!Kirk: a diplomat, a tactician, great at speeches, very smart, a bookworm