Star trek question. Racist?

[Proletariat]

Originally posted by: nineball9
Racist? No, at least not the original Star Trek. Quite the opposite.

Nichelle Nichols, who played Uhura in the original series, was the first black woman "featured in a major television series". She wanted to leave the series but stayed on because "Martin Luther King personally convinced her that her role was too important as a breakthrough to leave".

"Her role as Uhura on Star Trek was the first time that an African American actress was portrayed in a non-stereotypical role. Previously, African American female actresses were depicted as maids or housekeepers, and Nichols' role broke the stereotype barrier among African American actresses."

"In her role as Uhura, she participated in the first interracial kiss on US television, with William Shatner (Captain Kirk) in the 1968 Star Trek episode 'Plato's Stepchildren' ... the episode was not screened in some Southern states as a result of the protests in those states ... "

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0629675/bio
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nichelle_Nichols

:thumbsup:

 

[YOyoYOhowsDAjello]

My comment gets "Uhhh... lets not get too intelligent or equal here."

and nineball9's get a :thumbsup:?

 

[Proletariat]

Originally posted by: YOyoYOhowsDAjello
My comment gets "Uhhh... lets not get too intelligent or equal here."

and nineball9's get a :thumbsup:?

Haha sorry you caught me at a negative moment. I'm a bit explosive like that.

 

[YOyoYOhowsDAjello]

Originally posted by: Proletariat

Originally posted by: YOyoYOhowsDAjello
My comment gets "Uhhh... lets not get too intelligent or equal here."

and nineball9's get a :thumbsup:?

Haha sorry you caught me at a negative moment. I'm a bit explosive like that.

I will fvcking kill y... I mean it's ok.

 

[shimsham]

Originally posted by: Proletariat

Originally posted by: YOyoYOhowsDAjello
My comment gets "Uhhh... lets not get too intelligent or equal here."

and nineball9's get a :thumbsup:?

Haha sorry you caught me at a negative moment. I'm a bit explosive like that.

that explains all the sh!t you spew.


j/k. couldnt pass a golden oppurtunity like that up.:beer::thumbsup:

 

[Jassi]

Originally posted by: RossMAN
Are you purposely forgetting the Ferengi???

BRING DOWN THE MAN!

Ferengi = Indian....

 

[QuitBanningMe]

Originally posted by: Jassi

Originally posted by: RossMAN
Are you purposely forgetting the Ferengi???

BRING DOWN THE MAN!

Ferengi = Indian....

Wouldn't they be Jews

 

[dderidex]

Originally posted by: OFFascist
Klingons = Soviet Union
Romulans = Chinese

Yup, at least, that's what TOS was.

Federation = good ol' USofA
Klingons = Soviet Union
Romulans = Chinese (with hints of Samurai - hey, it was the 60s in Hollywood. Be glad they could even mentally seperate India from the rest of Asia!)

 

[CanOWorms]

Yes, Star Trek is racist against blacks, just as Star Wars is racist against whites (storm troopers, Darth Vader being a white man, etc.).

Pokemon is also racist against Polynesians.

 

[YOyoYOhowsDAjello]

If you wanted to make a more interesting argument you would have brought up how the one human black male character in TNG is unable to form healthy relationships with any women.

 

[Ikonomi]

Dude, Klingons aren't all black.

 

[Jassi]

Originally posted by: QuitBanningMe

Originally posted by: Jassi

Originally posted by: RossMAN
Are you purposely forgetting the Ferengi???

BRING DOWN THE MAN!

Ferengi = Indian....

Wouldn't they be Jews

That may have been a composite of both. But definately some desi in there.

 

[Chompman]

Originally posted by: CanOWorms
Yes, Star Trek is racist against blacks, just as Star Wars is racist against whites (storm troopers, Darth Vader being a white man, etc.).

Pokemon is also racist against Polynesians.

Pokemon is racist against brain cells.

 

[Chompman]

Originally posted by: YOyoYOhowsDAjello
If you wanted to make a more interesting argument you would have brought up how the one human black male character in TNG is unable to form healthy relationships with any women.

Well he did have that one chick from deep space nine, forgot name atm so .

I call her the spotty lady.

 

[Jassi]

Originally posted by: Chompman

Originally posted by: YOyoYOhowsDAjello
If you wanted to make a more interesting argument you would have brought up how the one human black male character in TNG is unable to form healthy relationships with any women.

Well he did have that one chick from deep space nine, forgot name atm so .

I call her the spotty lady.

Worf and not Geordi nailed Jadzia. Worf != "human black male character".

Edit - Forgot, ummmmm Jadzia...... *drools*

 

[Chompman]

Originally posted by: Jassi

Originally posted by: Chompman

Originally posted by: YOyoYOhowsDAjello
If you wanted to make a more interesting argument you would have brought up how the one human black male character in TNG is unable to form healthy relationships with any women.

Well he did have that one chick from deep space nine, forgot name atm so .

I call her the spotty lady.

Worf and not Geordi nailed Jadzia. Worf != "human black male character".

Edit - Forgot, ummmmm Jadzia...... *drools*

oops my bad, didn't see that "human part" since I don't seperate the races out and think of them as all one big borg ass kicking group.

 

[YOyoYOhowsDAjello]

Originally posted by: Jassi

Originally posted by: Chompman

Originally posted by: YOyoYOhowsDAjello
If you wanted to make a more interesting argument you would have brought up how the one human black male character in TNG is unable to form healthy relationships with any women.

Well he did have that one chick from deep space nine, forgot name atm so .

I call her the spotty lady.

Worf and not Geordi nailed Jadzia. Worf != "human black male character".

Edit - Forgot, ummmmm Jadzia...... *drools*

And then ezri (sp?)... kinda....

But yeah, I was talking about Geordi.

Jadzia = hawtest star trek character (and I'm including seven of nine)

 

[Chompman]

Originally posted by: YOyoYOhowsDAjello

Originally posted by: Jassi

Originally posted by: Chompman

Originally posted by: YOyoYOhowsDAjello
If you wanted to make a more interesting argument you would have brought up how the one human black male character in TNG is unable to form healthy relationships with any women.

Well he did have that one chick from deep space nine, forgot name atm so .

I call her the spotty lady.

Worf and not Geordi nailed Jadzia. Worf != "human black male character".

Edit - Forgot, ummmmm Jadzia...... *drools*

And then ezri (sp?)... kinda....

But yeah, I was talking about Geordi.

Jadzia = hawtest star trek character (and I'm including seven of nine)

I would say she was the 2nd for me, with T'pol the first.

 

[AntiEverything]

Don't forget about Worf and Troi.

 

[Chompman]

Originally posted by: AntiEverything
Don't forget about Worf and Troi.

Yea I guess they were counting only the human characters, the racist bunch...

 

[Jassi]

Originally posted by: AntiEverything
Don't forget about Worf and Troi.

Worf did tap his fair share. Only Kirk got more

 

[YOyoYOhowsDAjello]

Originally posted by: Jassi

Originally posted by: AntiEverything
Don't forget about Worf and Troi.

Worf did tap his fair share. Only Kirk got more

Riker?

 

[YOyoYOhowsDAjello]

Originally posted by: Chompman

Originally posted by: AntiEverything
Don't forget about Worf and Troi.

Yea I guess they were counting only the human characters, the racist bunch...

And Alexander's mother...

EDIT: K'Ehleyr

 

[Jassi]

Hmmmm... Riker, interesting. Anyone keep a tally? I know both get one notch for Troi. And Riker did tap the Bajoran woman that turned on the Starfleet.

 

[YOyoYOhowsDAjello]

Originally posted by: Jassi
Hmmmm... Riker, interesting. Anyone keep a tally? I know both get one notch for Troi. And Riker did tap the Bajoran woman that turned on the Starfleet.

He was always going to riza = poon planet

Oh, and both the dax characters (Jadzia and Ezri) were also non-human