Post #1804753
2026-04-28 19:29 UTC
@giantspecks Some people go on about Star Trek being "woke", but I don't see how to square that with the WTF microskirt uniforms.
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@giantspecks@sfba.social 2026-04-28 19:34
@TimWardCam Some time in-between TOS and the first movie Roddenberry was asked if Star Trek came back, would he continue to portray women as sex objects. He said, yes, and I'll also continue to portray men as sex objects.
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@distrowatch@mastodon.social 2026-04-28 23:30
@TimWardCam @giantspecks The timing and context are important. Yes, the women were in minidresses in TOS, but they also held high rank and were treated as equal, capable members of the crew. For the time it was highly progressive. That is the thing about culture, it is a moving target. Humour, values, gender roles change, as does what qualifies as progressive.