There may or may not be a method to this madness.

nepobabyjimkirk:

Anyway I’m back on my “Scotty and Bones should be friends” bullshit. One time Scotty walks in on Bones looking at his PADD and repeating words out loud and Scotty’s like “mate what are you doing?” and Bones is like “oh I’m learning Vulcan but intentionally badly and with an exaggerated Southern accent so I can piss off Spock” and Scotty, who’s still fresh off Spock’s “you mean they disappeared in a manner not consistent with the usual workings of a transporter” comment and who recognizes the frustrating comedic potential of learning Vulcan with a Scottish accent, pulls up a chair and immediately joins him

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textsfromstarfleet:

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eisenvulcanstein:

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gayjimothy:

remember when Jim introduced Spock to his own parents lmao we stan a legend

They definitely brought this story up during the wedding.

Sarek did it.

“Not so many know, but once James introduced me to my own son…”

Funny as that is, this reads as an absolute POWER MOVE to a father not proud of his son. “Look at that, he’s my First Officer because he’s AWESOME. You know who isn’t? You.”

No no no. You don’t understand. Kirk DOESN’T KNOW that this is Spock’s father. He’s talking up his first mate to the Vulcan Ambassador that Spock never bothered to mention is his DAD because their father-son relationship is THAT BAD. This is a power move but it’s not Kirk’s, it’s Spock’s XD

You take one look at that vulcan salute and tell me it isn’t the BIGGEST shit-eating grin

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explorerrowan:

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geekysteven:

A Betazoid character who isn’t in a nurturing profession, but is a tactical officer.

“Captain, I sense they know they’re about to get their asses handed to them”

Also, a Klingon character who is in a nuturing profession instead of tactical.

“You are a true child of Kahless for confronting your fears and I am honoured to have helped you.”

Klingon therapist: the battle against mental illness cannot be won decisively. It is a long campaign against an enemy who never tires, whose forces swell to twice their size whenever you look away. Battle against a foe of such magnitude, who occupies your very mind… every moment you survive is a triumph against all odds. There is no more honorable combat.

This last was actually addressed in DS9, where Garak, who suffers from chronic and debilitating claustrophobia, is the only person who can perform a certain bit of sabotage in a pitch black crawlspace…

And it ends with this exchange between two of the strongest Klingon’s the series has ever had acknowledging that struggle as being one entirely worthy of a Klingon’s respect

Martok - There is no greater enemy than one’s own fears

Worf - It takes a brave man to face them

Also, Andrew Robinson, who plays Garak, also suffers from claustrophobia and during the filming of this episode, he was sick with the flu. Garak’s misery here is entirely real.

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hopeful-trekkie-deactivated2022:

James T. Kirk:

-Graduated in the top 4% of his year
-was bullied by jocks
-Is a history nerd
-was so much of a teacher’s pet that he cheated on an exam and was commended for it
-Was referred to as “a stack of books with legs”

Jean-Luc Picard:

-Spent all his free time drinking in pubs and playing billiards
-broke more hearts than he can remember
-started a bar fight that ended up in him being stabbed in the heart
-likes to explore dangerous ruins of ancient civilizations for fun
-wouldn’t even have become a starship captain if he wasn’t this much of a hothead

And yet people still manage to get it backwards???

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hopeful-trekkie-deactivated2022:

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thenorsiest:

This might be a weird comment to make but I absolutely believe Star Trek owes something to the Little People community. There were… not great moments in tos, and then we never see anyone of shorter stature like that in the series again.

Give me a modern episode where the crew is anxiously awaiting a visit from an admiral and one person leans over to ask another “what species are they?” And the second person says “human” and in beams an admiral played by Rick Howland. And absolutely no other comments are made. Everyone just acknowledges him as an admiral and the story moves on.

And the ONLY reason we have the convo in the beginning is to make it clear to the audience that this is a human person and they are a Little person. Not an alien. Because dwarfism still exists in the future.

End rant

Also! We are missing out on a really fucking cool episode with futuristic technology!

Imagine Admiral Howland going to use the computer, but hey, it’s really high. But the computer senses this, the same way the ship senses that someone is going to go through the doors and not just walking past them. And the computer just lowers its station and keyboard and controls. It just automatically adjusts to this person’s height and needs.

That would be sick!

Wait, maybe I’m just uneducated on the issue, but wasn’t that episode about the sons of Plato really good for, like, the 60’s? I remember I felt so happy when I saw it!

TNG didn’t do great and I get it.

The more I sit here trying to respond to this the more I realize this isn’t my platform and I’m not the person to speak up on behalf of people who’s experience I don’t personally know.

That being said I do know Trek. And though I love this series it has some major flaws. You’re absolutely right, it is “progressive for its time” and that should be noted. But that doesn’t mean we have to ignore those flaws and that they can’t do better. When I watched Plato’s Stepchild I was very aware of how Kirk/Shatner spoke to Alexander. He speaks to him like he would a child. It’s very kind and sweet and he wants to help him but, to me, it comes off as Infantilizing.

When I wrote this post I was also thinking about how Hollywood had a track record of portraying Little People as being “other” in some way. They’ve been; Munchkins, Elf, Fae, “Freaks” (the title of the 1932 film) and in Star Trek’s case, Aliens. Not often just Little People, a part of the world we live in.

I love Trek and I feel it’s a series that is constantly trying to do better. It’s a series that routinely shows the future as accommodating for those of different needs and I think it would be cool if the ships, which are meant to be run by various species with different body types and capabilities, could just adjust and change to suit all those who use them. Wether those people be alien, or differently abled humans.

And as recently as Picard, a Little Person is seen in the background to demonstrate that a place is surreal and decadent and dangerous. It’s dehumanising and ableist.