<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[&quot;when did Star Trek get woke??&quot;]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p>"when did Star Trek get woke??" </p><p>In the very first episode of Star Trek: the original series, we see a white Captain reporting to his black Admiral boss, a black woman on the bridge just a couple years after Jim Crow was abolished, wearing a short skirt (a symbol of feminist liberation at the time), a Japanese helmsman on the bridge only 20 years after the internment camps, a Russian crewmate on the bridge during the Cold War [edit: actually did not appear until Season 2 but the point stands], and the foundation of the modern concept of queercoding. </p><p>In the very first episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation, we see male crossdressing crew members, a female officer on the bridge in charge of security, a literal ship's counselor stationed at all times on the bridge, a single mom raising her teenage son on her own while juggling a full career in medicine, a blind mechanic whose "disability" is shown to be a strength, and an angry, all-powerful godlike being who is revealed to be simply a petulant child masquerading as a deity. </p><p>In the very first episode of Star Trek: Deep Space 9, we see a black man gain a powerful command position, respect the hell out of the customs of a religion he didn't understand, show respect and equal treatment to members of three other alien races he didn't understand, appoint a female guerilla fighter who defeated imperialist fascists to a position of authority within his administration and defer to her judgement in areas of her expertise, accept his friend's gender change, and tell his son he loves him. </p><p>Star Trek has always been woke. You just grew up to be a bad person.</p>]]></description><link>https://forum.fedi.dk/topic/6472ce28-b93b-4faf-ae6f-b1ef64f81d16/when-did-star-trek-get-woke</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2026 13:44:09 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://forum.fedi.dk/topic/6472ce28-b93b-4faf-ae6f-b1ef64f81d16.rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2026 18:01:04 GMT</pubDate><ttl>60</ttl><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to &quot;when did Star Trek get woke??&quot; on Wed, 17 Jun 2026 04:35:40 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p><span><a href="/user/lana%40beige.party">@<span>Lana</span></a></span> Yes! Yes! Yes! Couldn't have written this nearly so well, thanks!</p>]]></description><link>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mstdn.ca/users/ChristineMalec/statuses/116763586764933778</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mstdn.ca/users/ChristineMalec/statuses/116763586764933778</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[christinemalec@mstdn.ca]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2026 04:35:40 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to &quot;when did Star Trek get woke??&quot; on Wed, 17 Jun 2026 04:25:06 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p><span><a href="/user/lana%40beige.party">@<span>Lana</span></a></span> <img src="https://forum.fedi.dk/assets/plugins/nodebb-plugin-emoji/emoji/android/1f44d.png?v=7979fdcf9c7" class="not-responsive emoji emoji-android emoji--+1" style="height:23px;width:auto;vertical-align:middle" title="👍" alt="👍" /><img src="https://forum.fedi.dk/assets/plugins/nodebb-plugin-emoji/emoji/android/1f4af.png?v=7979fdcf9c7" class="not-responsive emoji emoji-android emoji--100" style="height:23px;width:auto;vertical-align:middle" title="💯" alt="💯" /><img src="https://forum.fedi.dk/assets/plugins/nodebb-plugin-emoji/emoji/android/1f596.png?v=7979fdcf9c7" class="not-responsive emoji emoji-android emoji--spock-hand" style="height:23px;width:auto;vertical-align:middle" title="🖖" alt="🖖" /></p>]]></description><link>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://bookstodon.com/users/TheNovemberMan/statuses/116763545186298527</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://bookstodon.com/users/TheNovemberMan/statuses/116763545186298527</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[thenovemberman@bookstodon.com]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2026 04:25:06 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to &quot;when did Star Trek get woke??&quot; on Wed, 17 Jun 2026 04:08:17 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p><span><a href="/user/lana%40beige.party">@<span>Lana</span></a></span> Huh! I totally did not get that!</p><p>(from TOS, anyway. The JJ Abrams version makes it very explicit when we see his husband and daughter.)</p>]]></description><link>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://hachyderm.io/users/savanni/statuses/116763479065850889</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://hachyderm.io/users/savanni/statuses/116763479065850889</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[savanni@hachyderm.io]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2026 04:08:17 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to &quot;when did Star Trek get woke??&quot; on Wed, 17 Jun 2026 04:06:10 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p><span><a href="/user/fishidwardrobe%40mastodon.me.uk">@<span>fishidwardrobe</span></a></span> </p><p>Dax.</p>]]></description><link>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/shaknais/statuses/116763470760012274</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/shaknais/statuses/116763470760012274</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[shaknais@mastodon.social]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2026 04:06:10 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to &quot;when did Star Trek get woke??&quot; on Wed, 17 Jun 2026 03:58:19 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p><span><a href="/user/lana%40beige.party">@<span>Lana</span></a></span> i was with you up to the queer coding. care to flesh that out?</p>]]></description><link>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.me.uk/users/fishidwardrobe/statuses/116763439873121201</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.me.uk/users/fishidwardrobe/statuses/116763439873121201</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[fishidwardrobe@mastodon.me.uk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2026 03:58:19 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to &quot;when did Star Trek get woke??&quot; on Wed, 17 Jun 2026 03:43:55 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p><span><a href="/user/caseyl%40mastodon.nz">@<span>CaseyL</span></a></span> <span><a href="/user/lana%40beige.party">@<span>Lana</span></a></span> <span><a href="/user/roknrol%40beige.party">@<span>roknrol</span></a></span> </p><p>May also be why they added a single man to the space family in "Lost In Space." Certainly the girl across the street was hot for him.</p>]]></description><link>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://dice.camp/users/cptbutton/statuses/116763383249146071</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://dice.camp/users/cptbutton/statuses/116763383249146071</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[cptbutton@dice.camp]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2026 03:43:55 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to &quot;when did Star Trek get woke??&quot; on Wed, 17 Jun 2026 03:33:39 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p><span><a href="/user/mrencyclopedia%40retro.pizza">@<span>mrencyclopedia</span></a></span> <span><a href="/user/47363%40norden.social">@<span>47363</span></a></span> <span><a href="/user/lana%40beige.party">@<span>Lana</span></a></span> The official term for them in show canon is "skant"</p>]]></description><link>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://plush.city/users/fluffy/statuses/116763342865588032</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://plush.city/users/fluffy/statuses/116763342865588032</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[fluffy@plush.city]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2026 03:33:39 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to &quot;when did Star Trek get woke??&quot; on Wed, 17 Jun 2026 03:30:41 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p><span><a href="/user/lana%40beige.party">@<span>Lana</span></a></span> </p><p>Star Trek episodes are morality plays</p>]]></description><link>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/samiamsam/statuses/116763331207670880</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/samiamsam/statuses/116763331207670880</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[samiamsam@mastodon.social]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2026 03:30:41 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to &quot;when did Star Trek get woke??&quot; on Wed, 17 Jun 2026 03:30:26 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p><span><a href="https://hachyderm.io/@savanni">@<span>savanni</span></a></span> Sulu. Just...all of Sulu.</p>]]></description><link>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://beige.party/users/Lana/statuses/116763330257928317</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://beige.party/users/Lana/statuses/116763330257928317</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[lana@beige.party]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2026 03:30:26 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to &quot;when did Star Trek get woke??&quot; on Wed, 17 Jun 2026 03:16:44 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p><span><a href="/user/lana%40beige.party">@<span>Lana</span></a></span> yes; love it</p>]]></description><link>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://beige.party/users/3janeTA/statuses/116763276369672524</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://beige.party/users/3janeTA/statuses/116763276369672524</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[3janeta@beige.party]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2026 03:16:44 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to &quot;when did Star Trek get woke??&quot; on Wed, 17 Jun 2026 03:04:13 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p><span><a href="/user/47363%40norden.social">@<span>47363</span></a></span> typo. I meant short skirt.</p>]]></description><link>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://beige.party/users/Lana/statuses/116763227187979576</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://beige.party/users/Lana/statuses/116763227187979576</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[lana@beige.party]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2026 03:04:13 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to &quot;when did Star Trek get woke??&quot; on Wed, 17 Jun 2026 02:46:01 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p><span><a href="/user/lana%40beige.party">@<span>Lana</span></a></span>  <a href="https://cosocial.ca/tags/StarTrek" rel="tag">#<span>StarTrek</span></a> TOS was also first *scripted* interracial kiss on Television when Kirk kissed Uhura.   They also shot the scene without it in case, but managed to push it through.  It was truly pushing the boundaries of the time. </p><p>"woke" is a MAGA culture war term to denote respect of human rights and education.  It is astounding that the USA was brainwashed into thinking woke was bad.</p>]]></description><link>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://cosocial.ca/ap/users/116053131523440173/statuses/116763155602777911</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://cosocial.ca/ap/users/116053131523440173/statuses/116763155602777911</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[jfmezei@cosocial.ca]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2026 02:46:01 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to &quot;when did Star Trek get woke??&quot; on Wed, 17 Jun 2026 02:25:37 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p><span><a href="/user/lana%40beige.party">@<span>Lana</span></a></span> wish it still was "woke" the newer shows are more conservative and more pro war and imperialism then the 90's shows by far its not close</p>]]></description><link>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://kolektiva.social/users/UsagiTsukino/statuses/116763075394428517</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://kolektiva.social/users/UsagiTsukino/statuses/116763075394428517</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[usagitsukino@kolektiva.social]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2026 02:25:37 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to &quot;when did Star Trek get woke??&quot; on Wed, 17 Jun 2026 02:17:49 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p><span><a href="/user/lana%40beige.party">@<span>Lana</span></a></span><span> Pithy comebacks aside, I always just love reading these synopses of Star Trek because they make me so happy. I love what Star Trek was and what it stood for.</span></p>]]></description><link>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://snug.moe/notes/anl09jo0mx2qs3q2</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://snug.moe/notes/anl09jo0mx2qs3q2</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[frugalgamer@snug.moe]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2026 02:17:49 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to &quot;when did Star Trek get woke??&quot; on Wed, 17 Jun 2026 01:52:57 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p><span><a href="/user/47363%40norden.social">@<span>47363</span></a></span> <span><a href="/user/lana%40beige.party">@<span>Lana</span></a></span> </p><p>Technically, they are mini-dresses, not skirts.</p><p>But then, the Star Trek art department actually calls them "skants" -- at least for the Next Generation (which also has men wearing them, at least in the 1st season, on extras in the background). Pretty sure they made this name up, as I haven't heard it anywhere else. But that makes it very specific, so that's cool.</p>]]></description><link>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://realsocial.life/users/TerryHancock/statuses/116762946929182420</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://realsocial.life/users/TerryHancock/statuses/116762946929182420</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[terryhancock@realsocial.life]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2026 01:52:57 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to &quot;when did Star Trek get woke??&quot; on Wed, 17 Jun 2026 01:43:40 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p><span><a href="/user/cjust%40infosec.exchange">@<span>cjust</span></a></span> <span><a href="/user/lana%40beige.party">@<span>Lana</span></a></span> </p><p>Came here to say that.</p>]]></description><link>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/davidtheeviloverlord/statuses/116762910411162365</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/davidtheeviloverlord/statuses/116762910411162365</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[davidtheeviloverlord@mastodon.social]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2026 01:43:40 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to &quot;when did Star Trek get woke??&quot; on Wed, 17 Jun 2026 01:07:18 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p><span><a href="/user/lana%40beige.party">@<span>Lana</span></a></span> my gay ass growing up:  heck yeah <img src="https://forum.fedi.dk/assets/plugins/nodebb-plugin-emoji/emoji/android/1f596.png?v=7979fdcf9c7" class="not-responsive emoji emoji-android emoji--spock-hand" style="height:23px;width:auto;vertical-align:middle" title="🖖" alt="🖖" /></p>]]></description><link>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://chitter.xyz/users/itspomf/statuses/116762767421154278</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://chitter.xyz/users/itspomf/statuses/116762767421154278</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[itspomf@chitter.xyz]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2026 01:07:18 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to &quot;when did Star Trek get woke??&quot; on Wed, 17 Jun 2026 00:30:12 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p><span><a href="/user/lana%40beige.party">@<span>Lana</span></a></span> </p><p>Star Trek doesn't seem all that woke anymore. </p><p>I miss Captain Sisko.</p>]]></description><link>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://freeradical.zone/users/FranceskaMann/statuses/116762621566729755</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://freeradical.zone/users/FranceskaMann/statuses/116762621566729755</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[franceskamann@freeradical.zone]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2026 00:30:12 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to &quot;when did Star Trek get woke??&quot; on Tue, 16 Jun 2026 23:30:54 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p><span><a href="/user/lana%40beige.party">@<span>Lana</span></a></span> </p><p>“Don’t grow up to be the person the hero would punch in the face.”</p>]]></description><link>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.world/users/davidhmccoy/statuses/116762388366185877</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.world/users/davidhmccoy/statuses/116762388366185877</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[davidhmccoy@mastodon.world]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2026 23:30:54 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to &quot;when did Star Trek get woke??&quot; on Tue, 16 Jun 2026 22:50:30 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p><span><a href="https://mastodon.social/@ysotomayor" rel="nofollow noopener">@<span>ysotomayor</span></a></span> <span><a href="/user/lana%40beige.party" rel="nofollow noopener">@<span>Lana</span></a></span> Character limits exist! XD</p><p>But absolutely, it came out swinging with Janeway and the first thing she did was make Maquis fighters key members of her crew, one of which was a Hispanic half-Klingon. They also had a Black Vulcan (ironically, not his first time playing one, but canonically a different character), a disgraced pilot, and a virtual doctor who very much wanted to be turned off when not in use at first. The whole premise of the show started with "get along or else."</p>]]></description><link>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://tech.lgbt/users/bluestarultor/statuses/116762229507707562</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://tech.lgbt/users/bluestarultor/statuses/116762229507707562</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[bluestarultor@tech.lgbt]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2026 22:50:30 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to &quot;when did Star Trek get woke??&quot; on Tue, 16 Jun 2026 21:58:22 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p><span><a href="/user/caseyl%40mastodon.nz">@<span>CaseyL</span></a></span> <span><a href="/user/lana%40beige.party">@<span>Lana</span></a></span> <span><a href="/user/roknrol%40beige.party">@<span>roknrol</span></a></span> <br />Aye, that's what I mean. I saw it in an interview at one point.</p>]]></description><link>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://dice.camp/users/Wintermane/statuses/116762024528030246</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://dice.camp/users/Wintermane/statuses/116762024528030246</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[wintermane@dice.camp]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2026 21:58:22 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to &quot;when did Star Trek get woke??&quot; on Tue, 16 Jun 2026 21:52:39 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p><span><a href="https://dice.camp/@TreeVor">@<span>TreeVor</span></a></span> Well, back in those days they still had to learn a lot about that concept but clearly you can see, that they were willing to go the extra mile and learn.</p>]]></description><link>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/shinydelight/statuses/116762002016820297</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/shinydelight/statuses/116762002016820297</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[shinydelight@mastodon.social]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2026 21:52:39 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to &quot;when did Star Trek get woke??&quot; on Tue, 16 Jun 2026 21:32:27 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p><span><a href="/user/cjust%40infosec.exchange">@<span>cjust</span></a></span> <span><a href="/user/lana%40beige.party">@<span>Lana</span></a></span> -&gt; and he still is very <img src="https://forum.fedi.dk/assets/plugins/nodebb-plugin-emoji/emoji/android/1f308.png?v=7979fdcf9c7" class="not-responsive emoji emoji-android emoji--rainbow" style="height:23px;width:auto;vertical-align:middle" title="🌈" alt="🌈" />  <span><a href="/user/georgetakei%40universeodon.com">@<span>georgetakei</span></a></span></p>]]></description><link>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://tchafia.be/users/olm_e/statuses/116761922578514905</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://tchafia.be/users/olm_e/statuses/116761922578514905</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[olm_e@tchafia.be]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2026 21:32:27 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to &quot;when did Star Trek get woke??&quot; on Tue, 16 Jun 2026 21:31:04 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p><span><a href="/user/lana%40beige.party">@<span>Lana</span></a></span> <br />This is why I prefer Star Trek SO much over Star Wars. </p><p>(Yes, the light sabres and Jedi powers are cool. But at the bottom line it's just Jung/Campbells Hero's Journey over and over again.)</p>]]></description><link>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://23.social/users/musevg/statuses/116761917132333323</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://23.social/users/musevg/statuses/116761917132333323</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[musevg@23.social]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2026 21:31:04 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>