XPost: rec.arts.tv, alt.tv.star-trek.tos, rec.arts.sf.tv
From: weberm@polaris.net
no_offline_contact@example.com wrote:
> Ubiquitous wrote:
>> Actor William Shatner scolded members of parliament in the European
>> Union over reports that they planned to address the "gendered
>> language" in the iconic introduction to his science fiction
>> fan-favorite television series: "Star Trek."
>>
>> GB News reported on the initiative, which was apparently inspired by
>> a 61- page document -- titled "Toolkit on Gender-sensitive
>> Communication" -- which was published by the European Institute for
>> Gender Equality.
>>
>> In addition to advising against the use of phrases like "no-man's
>> land" -- suggesting "unclaimed territory" as an alternative -- the
>> document addressed the problematic goals of the Galactic Federation,
>> namely "to boldly go where no man has gone before."
>>
>> According to the group's findings, statements such as that one
>> created an environment where "women may be subject to invisibility or
>> omission."
>>
>> Shatner, who delivered the line as part of the introduction of each
>> "Star Trek" episode, was not convinced.
>>
>> "Presentism at work yet again," Shatner began by registering his
>> complaint about the attempt to apply today's values to a show that
>> was created in a very different time and culture.
>>
>> "Why start at Trek?" the actor asked in his X post, suggesting that
>> there were certainly more important historically significant
>> documents that should be addressed first.
>>
>> "Isn't it better to start at the beginning and redo foundation
>> material such as the Magna Carta, religious writings, works of
>> Shakespeare before worrying about a silly TV show opening that
>> reflects social commentary of the time?" he asked. "If people are
>> offended by 6 seconds of dialogue recorded in 1966 without a modicum
>> of understanding of the social issues at the time there's bigger
>> issues that they need to deal with first -- like educating
>> themselves."
>>
>> Presentism at work yet again. Why start at Trek? ??Isn't it
>> better to start at the beginning and redo foundation material such as
>> the Magna Carta, religious writings, works of Shakespeare before
>> worrying about a silly TV show opening that reflects social
>> commentary of the... pic.twitter.com/P0okn5rYca
>>
>> -- William Shatner (@WilliamShatner) January 29, 2024
>>
>> One person responded to Shatner by asking is the EU planned to ban
>> the words of American astronaut Neil Armstrong next.
>>
>> "Neil Armstrong must be spinning in his grave ... 'One small step for
>> man, one giant leap for mankind.' Will he be canceled for leaving out
>> an 'a'? Is the word 'mankind' misogynous? We live in foolish times."
>>
>> Neil Armstrong must be spinning in his grave..."One small
>> step for man, one giant leap for mankind".
>>
>> Will he be canceled for leaving out an "a"? Is the word
>> "mankind" misogynous? We live in foolish times.
>>
>> -- Ry Brooks (@RyBrooks) January 29, 2024
>
>While Shatner is absolutely right in the larger sense, he seems to have
>forgotten that as long ago as TNG, that famous intro was changed to
>"where no ONE has gone before". I assume that was because "activists"
>of one kind or another were already upset about the use of "man".
>
>All of these "activists" seem to have forgotten - or more likely
>ignored - the fact that "Man" has long been understood to include BOTH
>sexes and does NOT mean exclusively male.
I blame our degraded education system.
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Let's go Brandon!
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