You know, Robin Williams was the reason that I started doing stand-up comedy? My personal hero. Knowing that he did this for Neelix, especially when he was getting a lot of hate? Robin is a saint. Also just a small thing because I wanted to honor the man…

Reason #72151.

7-21-51.

July 21st, 1951.

Robin Williams birthdate.

Carry on 💙

  • Stamets@startrek.websiteOPEnglish
    41·
    1 year ago

    Human or not, engaging in a relationship with someone that hasn’t fully matured let alone reached age of procreation is a little creepy.

    For the third time, you are using human standards and forcing them upon two aliens. Your reaction is unfair. You are judging aliens by human standards. Human standards are not universal in the Star Trek universe. What humans think here is utterly irrelevant. Moreover, we know nothing about the Ocampan physiology to say she wasn’t mature at this point. Even if she wasn’t, that’s her decision as well as the decision of Neelix. She was an adult by Ocampan standards. I’m not using the standards of a human from earth in 2023 to judge an alien in the 2300s on the opposite end of the galaxy.

    I’m not continuing this. Goodbye.

    • Bonehead@kbin.social
      22·
      1 year ago

      The real question should be why are you so offended by this entire idea of recognizing inappropriate relationships regardless of whether humans are involved or not? Yes, these are aliens. Yes, I’m applying human standards to aliens. That’s what all of these TV shows are, allegories to human situations. The entire reason we have forums like this is to talk about these human situations.

      You can upset and run away all you want. All it does is kill the conversation, which I guess is what you wanted anyways. But it still doesn’t change the fact that this is humans writing stories about aliens, not actual aliens. Applying human standards is not a bad thing.