Re: Is Star Trek Racist?
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whoever the guy is that is at the helm with Sulu is exhibiting prejudice towards Spock throughout most of the episode. Then, when they actually see the Romulan commander, 'that guy' does the look-at-the-screen-look-at-Spock triple (or even quadruple) take.
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I remember that one now and how I felt when I saw it at 12 yrs old. I saw a crew man that naturally catagorized Spock because of his likeness to the enemy. I also saw Spock become uncomfortable/suprised himself although he was above all that emotion stuff. I think in the end the lesson was that they might be forced to blow up the Romulins but that Spock was ok even if he "looked" the same. Now that sissy captain on The Next Generation would have invited them to high tea and bisquets. The whole show was ahead of it's time about a lot of things. I heard Rodenberry speak at university and he said this was his intent.
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Jeez, I'm really geeking out over this...
He was prejudiced against Spock because of his non-humanness, and hated the Romulans because they offed his family. When he saw what the Romulans looked like, that galvanized his feelings...until Spock saved his life at the end.
Another episode where the human crew members are getting all pissy about Spock being cold and logical is the one where the shuttlecraft gets stranded and they're getting attacked by big, scary men in furry suits. [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]
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