Could we please stop enabling the constant bullying of her?

Phobias are mental health problems, not choices. Relentlessly mocking her for hers being a weird one is just cruel.

And before anyone chimes in with “she can take it” because she’s rich, or because she’s a public figure or because she has political power: no. Just don’t.

“You are too poor for this mod, peasant”, basically.

Two wolves, a shadow dog, and a barbarian pretending to be a wolf

walk into a bar. The bartender says “canine help you?”

“Come in”? 😛

With regards to other confectionery, Harry enjoys most chocolate bars but is not a fan of all sweet treats.

Top notch public service journalism! 😄

It’s so great! The pc versions still hold up btw! As long as you pretend that 3 never happened, that is 😁

Fantasy football? You mean Blood Bowl? Or Blood Bowl 2?

Or this?

In fact, the studios are probably making as much of the money as Spotify itself, if not more. While the artists get like 0.003 of a penny per stream. That’s fucking ridiculous!

For all the celebrity status and glamour, their labor and creative output is still being exploited almost as badly as that of “regular” workers.

Yeah I have, but I don’t remember any development with regards to her bigotry, her stubbornness, or both being portrayed as her being “the rational one”, which is what I hated about the character lol

True… Tbf though, most of the races seem to be more or less allegorical representatives of different aspects of human nature, so having too many pacifist Klingons or brave and selfless Ferengi or whatever would just muddle the narrative IMO…

Data was unique. There was no precedent there for how to relate to an android like Data. To the point that Starfleet literally had to have a legal case over whether or not he is sentient. She was a doctor. Her idea of sentience was biological. She did not have the framework to initially understand that an android can be sentient.

I see your point, but counterpoint: based on the fact that he was a Starfleet officer, which only people are allowed to be, and just interacting with him, it’s pretty clear on an instinctive level that he has personality quirks, preferences, self awareness etc.

What’s more, I could understand her initial doubts due to what you described, but even after getting to know him, she’d keep gainsaying his personhood for no apparent reason other than seemingly trying to convince HIM that he was nothing but a robot.

It’s that stubbornness and lack of rationale that makes it feel like bigotry rather than just confusion and inquisitiveness to me.

As for bigotry being rife in Star Trek, this sounds like a cop-out but it’s true: I haven’t seen much yet since I started with TNG and am only a few episodes into season 3 so far lol

Good point. Seeing her for the first time a few months ago did her no favors lol. Tbf though, she was casually yet stubbornly bigoted even by late 80s standards in a show that was inherently xenophilic if anything.

Also, might just be me, but it very much felt like the bigotry was supposed to be a POSITIVE trait to show of her scientific skepticism or whatever compared to all those Pollyannas just going around treating other people as equals by default 🤦

Am I the only one here who’s pretty much indifferent towards Crusher but couldn’t stand that bigot Pulaski?? 😬

PlayStation Portal(?)

PSP actually stands for PlayStation Portugal.

"St Ray Ray’s Blatholic Church“ 😄

Do what must be done, Frog Wife.

I feel lucky to have been present for the specific set of weird circumstances that it took for that combination of words to make sense. Thank you! 😄

Maybe even reservist accounts!

Yes, I’m sure.

Yep, did that.