View: https://twitter.com/williamshatner/status/624290094942433280
It was just "social commentary" not politics.
View: https://twitter.com/WilliamShatner/status/1552810617043423232
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Star Trek wasn't political says William Fucking Shatner
- Thread starter DrForester
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View: https://twitter.com/williamshatner/status/624290094942433280
It was just "social commentary" not politics.
View: https://twitter.com/WilliamShatner/status/1552810617043423232
Wasn't it Martin Luther King who let his kids stay up and watch the original series and representation and it's modern Trek is basically a Communist society.
Most people tend to not understand this, for what it's worth. Willful ignorance.
He's just trying to sidestep the fact that today's "woke" politics were in part influenced by the message of Star Trek.
The fact this this bothers him says more about this to me.
He doesn't want Star Trek to be considered "the Left". The goddamn Federation where everybody got free food, healthcare, and there wasn't even a need for money where capitalistic species like the Ferengi were considered greedy joke trolls.
He doesn't want Star Trek to be considered "the Left". The goddamn Federation where everybody got free food, healthcare, and there wasn't even a need for money where capitalistic species like the Ferengi were considered greedy joke trolls.
William Shatner has been fucking bizarre lately. His panel at SDCC was very questionable. Made several attempts telling people to take off their masks(which was against the rules), made jokes about Covid, complained about San Diego being dirty and homeless everywhere, and said Gene Rodenberry would be rolling in his grave(iirc) about new Star Trek.
Oh and he also shilled NFTs during that panel
Oh and he also shilled NFTs during that panel
Mmh, let's see
Has first interracial kiss on tv
Describe societies that believe in gods as "primitive"
The Federation provides food, lodging and healthcare to all its inhabitants
It puts emphasis on first contact with other races, dialogue, and peace with mutual respect
It renounced money or wealth to put emphasis on personal growth and knowledge
Its prime directive is literally about not interfering with less advanced cultures, including Never taking their habitat
Cultures prioritizing war or profit are seen as antagonists
...
Star Trek, at least originally, was pretty much a Communist utopia.
Has first interracial kiss on tv
Describe societies that believe in gods as "primitive"
The Federation provides food, lodging and healthcare to all its inhabitants
It puts emphasis on first contact with other races, dialogue, and peace with mutual respect
It renounced money or wealth to put emphasis on personal growth and knowledge
Its prime directive is literally about not interfering with less advanced cultures, including Never taking their habitat
Cultures prioritizing war or profit are seen as antagonists
...
Star Trek, at least originally, was pretty much a Communist utopia.
View: https://twitter.com/WilliamShatner/status/1220041429604429824?s=20&t=YjLMSkxgdwjHWYYJUPL-gA
He's been on this shit for a minute.
How long until he is seen with a MAGA hat or talking about the "coming storm"?
I give it 6 months.
I think so. You see this a lot, where people have a very narrow/literal view of what "political" means, and think that something isn't "political" if it isn't about real life political parties, elections, urging someone to vote a specific way or w/e. Like he says right there that they were doing social commentary, which everyone in this thread understands is political.
Sadly, in a vacuum somethings not being potlical and just social should be a thing, but we don't live anywhere near that universe and won't for a time.
Not going to defend the guy. But social issues can be political, and solved with politics, but they're not synonymous.
Im at this moment watching the 2nd Kirk episode of Star Trek, Charlie X, and within the first 10 mins a white and black crew member talk about finishing their shift together and meeting in the rec room later to hang out after work. This aired at the height of the civil right movement about a year and a half before Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated. Cmon Bill... the 2nd episode...
