If someone comes up with a clever way to make me think about a thing I've never seen as a problem, that's GOOD. When I think about it, of my own volition, I may come to the conclusion that we could do better, sure, but it ALSO lets me come to the conclusion that things are fine, and it's peoples perceptions that are skewed.
You ever see Star Trek Continues? There's an episode where Captain Kirk (played by Vic Mignogna here,) gets assigned to a tribunal to decide if a woman deserves to be assigned as Captain to a Constitution Class ship; this will be a big deal, as she would be the first Female Constitution Class captain, and indeed the first Female Federation Captain to Captain a ship that is the same class as the current Flagship. And he looks into the matter, and he's upset! It seems that she was denied this promotion in the past, because her previous captain is a Tellarite, and Tellarite values frown on women in high authority positions. So Kirk is like, "That's terrible! I'll go and tell her that we won't let this discrimination stand!"
But when he meets her, turns out she's a GIGANTIC bitch, and blames all of her failings on sexism! Maybe she DOESN'T deserve this promotion after all!
Star Trek Continues really is an interesting series. Non Canon, but SO SO similar to the original Trek. A bunch of added female characters, attempts to address modern issues, but it doesn't get too preachy. A little preachy, but not too much. But it DOES have Lou Ferrigno as an Orion Slaver. Worth watching if you can deal with a little preachiness and would like to see how fans would bridge the gap between the end of the Original Series and the first Trek movie.
Ah, DS9. How I pine for the days when activism on-screen was subtle and artfully done.
If someone comes up with a clever way to make me think about a thing I've never seen as a problem, that's GOOD. When I think about it, of my own volition, I may come to the conclusion that we could do better, sure, but it ALSO lets me come to the conclusion that things are fine, and it's peoples perceptions that are skewed.
You ever see Star Trek Continues? There's an episode where Captain Kirk (played by Vic Mignogna here,) gets assigned to a tribunal to decide if a woman deserves to be assigned as Captain to a Constitution Class ship; this will be a big deal, as she would be the first Female Constitution Class captain, and indeed the first Female Federation Captain to Captain a ship that is the same class as the current Flagship. And he looks into the matter, and he's upset! It seems that she was denied this promotion in the past, because her previous captain is a Tellarite, and Tellarite values frown on women in high authority positions. So Kirk is like, "That's terrible! I'll go and tell her that we won't let this discrimination stand!"
But when he meets her, turns out she's a GIGANTIC bitch, and blames all of her failings on sexism! Maybe she DOESN'T deserve this promotion after all!
Star Trek Continues really is an interesting series. Non Canon, but SO SO similar to the original Trek. A bunch of added female characters, attempts to address modern issues, but it doesn't get too preachy. A little preachy, but not too much. But it DOES have Lou Ferrigno as an Orion Slaver. Worth watching if you can deal with a little preachiness and would like to see how fans would bridge the gap between the end of the Original Series and the first Trek movie.
I liked it better than any of the later official series.
Agreed.