Post #2697032
2026-03-01 16:29 UTC
@xris@ecoevo.social @Starfia@mastodon.social @johnofrobotz@mastodon.girolab.foo The response at the time to people sincerely moaning about Picard being bald was along those lines: why would enlightened future post-scarcity utopian people care about such vanity as body hair? But then there’s Riker and his beards… and I’m pretty sure there’s no unshaven armpits in TNG…
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@Starfia@mastodon.social 2026-03-01 19:12
@semanticist@mastodon.social, @xris@ecoevo.social, @johnofrobotz@mastodon.girolab.foo – Really? I had the impression the underarms of every officer in uniform were unshaven. (And Crusher applies "colour" to her face, some male staff have unremarkably exposed legs on duty, "Ensign Jae" had traditionally masculine hair, and Worf "looks good in a dress.") My point, anyway, is that the category of what should be considered "Star Trek" should presumably include the thoughts of its originator?