kirk plainly said that you must be from the southern part of the galaxy during a time of jim crow and segregation laws on several ballots in the south & southwest in “let this be your last battlefield”
blaming the south for racism was just as goofy then as it is now. gives liberals a smug sense of superiority without identifying the underlying issues and systems that they perpetuate too
the tos episode “let this be your last battlefield” and movie #6 were both literally contemporary politics.
electoral politics. like captain kirk shouldn’t look dead to camera and say “don’t vote for nixon” or say some candidate’s slogan, etc.
kirk plainly said that you must be from the southern part of the galaxy during a time of jim crow and segregation laws on several ballots in the south & southwest in “let this be your last battlefield”
in addition to the rizzler’s comment, that’s also really hammy and we usually want better writing.
there’s plenty of ham and questionable writing all over start trek. lol
blaming the south for racism was just as goofy then as it is now. gives liberals a smug sense of superiority without identifying the underlying issues and systems that they perpetuate too
it was a show created by a liberal who didn’t understand what socialism is.
also; back then; thinly veiled portrayals of civil rights on tv felt revolutionary for american liberals.