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There’s 2 kinds of people in Trek fandom:
Option number 2 describes my ex-wife. Generalizing to “creepy gen x white guys” is your own bias. The most lecherous comments I have heard about seven in real life have come from the mouth of a female scientist.
Ummm... actshually they are called "phasers" in the Star Trek universe. You see... the difference is that...
That is correct. That is a point for @[email protected]
It was actually an attempt to use indirect characterization - by using "lasers" instead of "phasers", it shows that the demographic I am describing only pays attention to the superficial aesthetic of Star Trek rather than its meaning or even common technical terms in the show.
But still, I derive quite a bit of humor from your comment.
I feel seen.
Come for the boobies and phasers (and the rare shots of female bare feet, nudity, and women kissing women), stay for the well-written hardcore sci-fi.
Wow. You’re just going to exclude creepy boomers like that?
Oops.
Omfg that is so bigoted!!!!
I'm not even white!
Option 2 was known even at the time and appears as a joke in the dilbert cartoon.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a5ig6eA24jo
This is a clip of dilbert waking to a 7-of-9 alarm clock which proceeds to roast him.
I mean, the creator of Dilbert is basically option 2 incarnate in the most terrifying way possible, so it makes sense.
https://www.npr.org/2023/02/26/1159580425/newspapers-have-dropped-the-dilbert-comic-strip-after-a-racist-rant-by-its-creat