- How boldly did Star Trek really go? – Aa analyzed by Trekkie feminist! From Critical Dragon1177.
- RFK Jr and his conspiracy theories – He is not happy with the article that Phil Plait wrote about him. Slate says too bad.
- Sexism’s puzzling stamina – From Hilary.
- The geometric paper torso – You can make your own! From Ryan.
- Exoticizing the… – So this is where my humanities nerdiness shows because this t-shirt made me laugh a lot. From miserlyoldman.
Yeah, Star Trek isn’t always that nuanced, subtle or consistent. But, hey, the metaphor for racism on the original series is still a hoot:
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Scribe999,
I heard about that episode with the people with white and black faces.
Amanda
Really glad you liked that Trekkie Feminist. Did you hear of her before?
No, I hadn’t! I’m cursing being really busy today, because all I want to do is read it.