Newsgroups: rec.arts.startrek.current
Subject: Re: The Official Dorm-Rec Review of "A Fistful of Data's" (spoilers)
From: Jeffrey S. Payne <JSP6@psuvm.psu.edu>
Date: Mon, 16 Nov 1992 12:52:30 EST
 <BxsCF9.LD5@mentor.cc.purdue.edu><1992Nov15.200936.344@rivers>
Organization: Penn State University

In article <1992Nov15.200936.344@rivers>, ph9991_manfr@rivers.acc.uwrf.edu says:

>>
>>   Hang on  there, sweetheart, who'se reactionary now?
>>
>>   Being annoyed with Troi saving Worf's ass has nothing to do with sexism
>> and everything to do with Troi being spineless, jelly-fish, chocalate
>eclair,
>> post-industrial, last-modernist, introverted, pseudo-aware, psycho-babbling,
>> obvious-fact-stating, retro-asserting, window-dressing, pain-in-the-ass of
>> a charachter.  She, as a character, has added nothing to the show but a
>> very tempting target for abuse.  We hate her, a lot.
>>
>>
>>   Absolutely, we were not kidding.  The last thing we want to be accused of
>> is harboring the very same attributes that caused us to criticize Troi in
>> the first place.
>>
>>
>>   Listen, the ST writers started this by putting various women in sexist
>roles.
>> If they hadn't put Sirtis in a costume that invites it, we would be in no
>> position to remark at the elephantive nature of her butt.  In fact, the only
>> women who they've given a reasonable strong character, Ro, is immediately
>> cast in the role of the Ship Bitch, and we never see her anymore.
>>
>>   It seems to me that your accusation of judging people on the basis of
>their
>> gender is completely unwarrented.  Mainly because I consider myself to be
>> superior to ALL other human beings, not just women.  And my guess is so do
>you.
>>
>>   I fear bad scripts more than I fear women.  And I never met a woman that
>> was a match for me, in any area.  Nope, no fear here.  Thank you for
>playing,
>> please feel free to try again.
>>
>>
>>   ##   /   ##               Progress Before Peace!               ##   /   ##
>>   ##  //   ## Matt J. Martin, Technosociology and Space Politics ##  //   ##
>>   ##   //  ##        Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN       ##   //  ##
>>   ##   /   ##           myempire@mentor.cc.purdue.edu            ##   /   ##

>Let's see now....
>1)  These guys are raving idiots
>2)  They believe themselves superior to all women
>3)_ They believe themselves superior to everyone else
>4)  They can't spell
>5)  They seem to be affiliated with the space program
>6)  They watch TNG
>7)  They're from Indiana

>I think they're related to Dan Quayle....
>What do you lot think?

Hmmm...let's ask dan...
"Mars is essentially in the same orbit...Mars is somewhat the same distance
from the sun, which is very important.  We have seen pictures where there are
canals, we believe, and water.  If there is water, that means there is oxygen.
If oxygen, that means we can breathe"
               --Vice President Dan Quayle  8/11/89
                 (reported in Esquire, 8/92)
yup...to quote Georgie boy..."Ozone"


Jeff
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       -Q to Amanda in "True Q", ST-TNG