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Why no women captains?

Then we wouldn't be having this discussion,
if the episode turnabout intruder had never been made, but all other aspects of the shop remained the same, you don't think we'd still be having discussions about the blindingly obvious sexism in the 23rd century, and the fact that women rarely advance to lt. commanders and are never seen above that rank?

because I think it would still be brought up even without the character of janice lester ever seeing the light of day.
I suddenly believe that it would be interesting if T'Pol has always been the Captain of the USS Intrepid.
she would have been around 160 years. t'pau had to be carried places by four guys from the nursing home.
 
if the episode turnabout intruder had never been made, but all other aspects of the shop remained the same, you don't think we'd still be having discussions about the blindingly obvious sexism in the 23rd century, and the fact that women rarely advance to lt. commanders and are never seen above that rank?

because I think it would still be brought up even without the character of janice lester ever seeing the light of day.
she would have been around 160 years. t'pau had to be carried places by four guys from the nursing home.

In E² she was 160ish, and I could still spend a day playing baseball with her.
 
IRL, were they all on Meth?

Google says "Yes"

Meth driven scripts for meth driven actresses.

Kirk got fat.

Shatner was probably on something else.
 
I googled "Star Trek Meth".

The top three results were Gene Roddenberry, Gene L Coon and Grace L Whitney.

Amphetamines were legal and sold as diet pills in the 60s.

Meth = Skinny + Crazy.

I'm a fat bastard.
Funny when I google it, the result is a story about Nichelle Nichols from 6 years ago.
 
Best way to fix it is to have a lady captain drop off the new Enterprise CMO in the premiere of Strange New Worlds. But not the incompetent one from the Tribble short.
 
I read a novel once that just assumed that naval traditions were in play.

When you were "given" command of the ship, it couldn't be taken, you had to actively give it back, or I suppose, die.

The problem is the Computer.

If the computer is smart enough to keep track of who has been given command, then the Computer could be really obtuse about ##ckers, saying that they are in charge when they are not.

TOS computers are not that smart.

Remember when the Niners didn't know which Vulcan hadn't touched homeplate, and he hid in the dugout?
 
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