Human standards.
Spoilers Star Trek: Starfleet Academy 1x05 – “Series Acclimation Mil”
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So they do it without even bothering to know if it's okay for humans to do such a thing?
Why is it that in Star Trek, humans always have to conform to other people's customs, while aliens can do whatever they want?
On a television show written by human beings for an audience of absolutely no one other than human beings, the latest in a franchise created and consumed by no one other than human beings.
How could they let such a thing happen?
Because alien ways are better, per Journey to Babel.
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I loved it. DS9 is hands down my favourite Trek, and Sisko is my favourite Captain. Luckily I went into the episode completely spoiler-free, and for me it was a very emotional watch. I was misty-eyed at Jake's appearance, which thrilled me. Dax's late reveal was a nice touch that I appreciated. And it felt like I'd swallowed a tennis ball when we got Avery's voice over at the end. It's a shame that Avery didn't want to be actively involved, but at least he didn't stand in the way of what they were doing. I can't really think of another episode of Trek that's moved me as much since DS9 ended. As much as I really enjoyed Picard Season 3, I think even the sight of the TNG7 taking to the bridge of the D again didn't get me as much as this episode did. Great stuff.
I watched the whole goddamn episode, with reasonably close attention, without noticing that Jay-Den wasn't wearing trousers. I dunno, I'm watching the actors act - what they do and say, the emotions they convey - not checking out their legs. Not even Dzolo or Genesis.
I have to come to a message board topic three days later to find out that his skirt was outrageous, apparently because Burnett told a few very online people to be upset about it, and that the colors clashed (spoiler: they don't).
I'm sure I wasn't missing anything.
I have to come to a message board topic three days later to find out that his skirt was outrageous, apparently because Burnett told a few very online people to be upset about it, and that the colors clashed (spoiler: they don't).
I'm sure I wasn't missing anything.
You were not. If the most complaints about a show about people is the fashion then that's grasping at straws.
I'm not watching for fashion.
It's a skant. Trek used them almost 39 years ago.
Sorry they're not Klingon blue jeans. Next crisis, someone?
Sorry they're not Klingon blue jeans. Next crisis, someone?
Needs to be made of a futuristic space polymer that somehow looks like spandex.
Make it see-through just to anger the pedants. 
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Skants were different and we didnt see klingons wear them. The klingon uniform in the 23rd to 24th cebturies were the coolest looking. Now they all wear black leather jackets. Its a boring look and looks human.
Skants were different and we didnt see klingons wear them. The klingon uniform in the 23rd to 24th cebturies were the coolest looking. Now they all wear black leather jackets. Its a boring look and looks human.
We didn't see humans wear one, either, until 2364 and Season 1 of TNG.
Why is the skirt/scant/kilt more human-centric than say, shirts pants and shoes?
Except for the early tng dress uniform that was a long pullover with black leggings worf never wore an actual skant that we saw on the earliest episodes.
Ok? It's been 800 years why does it matter?
Just head canon it as a form of unisex skirt that is worn in the 3190s. Jay-Den is a Klingon, and we already know they wear some strange stuff.
Skants are part of Starfleet uniforms. We only had 1.5 Klingons which isn't much of a sample size. Lursa and B'Etor did wear long dresses with their uniforms so Klingon uniforms weren't all trousers.
Klingon judges wore absolutely ridiculous oversized hoods and gowns that make a skant look like cool leather pants at a '50s sock hop.
But they were female klingons. Never saw a male klingon wear a dress , skirt or skant.
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