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Posted: 17:41 - 03 Aug 2022 Post subject: |
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Nobby the Bastard wrote: | chickenstrip wrote: |
White Vulcans are oppressors. Ever see a black Vulcan on tv?
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ThunderGuts wrote: | chickenstrip wrote: | I've always seen the US as a multi-racial country, since that was pretty much how it was created - apart from indigenous Indians, it's ALL from immigrants, so the diversity of the cast of such programs always just felt natural. |
Very true, but back then it was unusual for anyone other than white 'mericans to be portrayed in roles of authority. It would have been interesting if the programme had been created in the 80s if they would still have put a Russian in control of the weapons . . . |
The Cold War began in the 50s.
That's the point. Once you moved to America, assuming you went there legally, you were an American. It didn't matter where you were from originally. ____________________ Chickenystripgeezer's Biking Life (Latest update 19/10/18) Belgium, France, Italy, Austria tour 2016 Picos de Europa, Pyrenees and French Alps tour 2017 Scotland Trip 1, now with BONUS FEATURE edit, 5/10/19, on page 2 Scotland Trip 2 Luxembourg, Black Forest, Switzerland, Vosges Trip 2017
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MarJay wrote: | Chekov wasn't a Russian born American or anything, he was actually Russian. |
Are you talking about the actor? The characters are actually fictional you know ____________________ Chickenystripgeezer's Biking Life (Latest update 19/10/18) Belgium, France, Italy, Austria tour 2016 Picos de Europa, Pyrenees and French Alps tour 2017 Scotland Trip 1, now with BONUS FEATURE edit, 5/10/19, on page 2 Scotland Trip 2 Luxembourg, Black Forest, Switzerland, Vosges Trip 2017
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What is this word, "progressive"? Do you know that's how the communists in the Soviet Union described themselves (and I'm pretty sure you're not a communist...are you?)? I think I'd prefer a different term.
And I have to say, we all watched Star Trek in my household when I was a kid, and never a word was mentioned about the cast. We just enjoyed the series. Given its popularity, I'm guessing that's how most people were. The race of the actors just didn't warrant any comment. To me, it's still meaningless. ____________________ Chickenystripgeezer's Biking Life (Latest update 19/10/18) Belgium, France, Italy, Austria tour 2016 Picos de Europa, Pyrenees and French Alps tour 2017 Scotland Trip 1, now with BONUS FEATURE edit, 5/10/19, on page 2 Scotland Trip 2 Luxembourg, Black Forest, Switzerland, Vosges Trip 2017
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I just thought it was like an international starship so it was all races on the planet. Vulcans included. But yeah its the USS Enterprise.
Never occurred to me to think about it. Just Star Trek, innit.
One thing I always wondered, and maybe I should read star trek literature or something but ... vulcan genitalia. Is that a thing? I imagine them to be leaf-shaped. I can't be more specific, its too painful
And those frowny-head ones, do they all have genital warts? They look like they should, so grumpy all the time. Herpes maybe. They just look the type ____________________ Not nearly as interesting in real life. |
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hellkat wrote: | I just thought it was like an international starship so it was all races on the planet. Vulcans included. But yeah its the USS Enterprise.
Never occurred to me to think about it. Just Star Trek, innit.
One thing I always wondered, and maybe I should read star trek literature or something but ... vulcan genitalia. Is that a thing? I imagine them to be leaf-shaped. I can't be more specific, its too painful
And those frowny-head ones, do they all have genital warts? They look like they should, so grumpy all the time. Herpes maybe. They just look the type |
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The sexiest woman on the planet in her day and responsible for many an adolescent tug. |
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recman wrote: |
The sexiest woman on the planet in her day and responsible for many an adolescent tug. |
Oh yes. One of my pin ups back in the halcyon days of my youth. ____________________ Triumph Trophy Launch Edition |
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MarJay wrote: | chickenstrip wrote: | Are you talking about the actor? The characters are actually fictional you know |
The actor (Walter Koenig) was cast because he looked like Davy Jones from the Monkees. He was American, but the character was Russian, which was seen as progressive at the time - in the same way that having a black woman on the Bridge was progressive. |
The whole concept of Star Trek is in the future our differences wouldn't matter, hence a crew made up of Japanese (remember this is ~20 years after WW2 in the US), Russian, an African-American woman, an alien in Spock... even a Scotsman
To call it progressive kinda misses the point, now we have 'progressive' shows that focus on race and gender, original Star Trek and Next Gen' never did*, it was that race and gender and even being human didn't matter, and wouldn't be a defining characteristic in future.
*DS9 had the odd episode that did, which's why all the new Star Trek discovery fans love it and denounce Next Gen' |
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I was thinking about how much of a beloved and memorable character she is (in Grease), and it's probably because she has a character arc, something they don't seem to bother with now. |
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Aww, no! Always my favourite girl’s name. Now I realise why.
Oh, Ma Walton was an Olivia, so that too. |
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Old Thread Alert!
The last post was made 1 year, 249 days ago. Instead of replying here, would creating a new thread be more useful? |
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