not really, I mean in-universe TOS had a death penalty for going to a planet of superpowered telepaths. Women couldn’t be starship captains…and lemme tell you as a woman, there are a lot of problems with TOS.
Couldn’t be? Is that cannon from TOS, or do we just have no examples of women captains? Which episode was that in? I can believe it, but it would surprise me. Uhura was a full lieutenant, which is an officer rank.
But, yeah, it was a broadcast television series produced in the 60’s and a lot of that seeped through despite Roddenberry’s efforts to normalize interracial relationships and minority equality.
I had always interpreted that as Starfleet not allowing captains to be married, and also that she was also genuinely unfit for command herself. But looking into it, I see that apparently Roddenberry later stated that the comments did actually refer to women not being allowed to be captains. And that he had immediately regretted adding that.
not really, I mean in-universe TOS had a death penalty for going to a planet of superpowered telepaths. Women couldn’t be starship captains…and lemme tell you as a woman, there are a lot of problems with TOS.
a lot.
Couldn’t be? Is that cannon from TOS, or do we just have no examples of women captains? Which episode was that in? I can believe it, but it would surprise me. Uhura was a full lieutenant, which is an officer rank.
But, yeah, it was a broadcast television series produced in the 60’s and a lot of that seeped through despite Roddenberry’s efforts to normalize interracial relationships and minority equality.
Dude. infamously turnabout intruder.
I had always interpreted that as Starfleet not allowing captains to be married, and also that she was also genuinely unfit for command herself. But looking into it, I see that apparently Roddenberry later stated that the comments did actually refer to women not being allowed to be captains. And that he had immediately regretted adding that.