Here is another questionable
Star Trek piece that supports an earlier point:
Notice the
DC Comics address at the time (1983) as "666 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY". You can search for "
DC Comics location" to confirm it.
The title of
"The only good Klingon . . ." is a reference to an infamous saying:
"The only good Indian is a dead Indian." This, in turn, was derived from another infamous saying:
"The only good Indians I ever saw were dead." The latter, based on many witness accounts, is typically attributed to General Phil Sheridan (1831-1888), although he denied saying it himself. Even without the saying, he was a well-known Native American hater. Also, notice the ellipsis at the end of the title, as if it expects you to complete the sentence.
To add further to this:
"I suppose I should be ashamed to say that I take the Western view of the Indian. I don't go so far as to think that the only good Indians are dead Indians, but I believe nine out of every ten are, and I shouldn't like to inquire too closely into the case of the tenth."
—Theodore Roosevelt, the future, at the time, President of the United States, at the New York speech of January 1886.
Here's another one:
"My original convictions upon this subject have been confirmed by the course of events for several years, and experience is every day adding to their strength. That those tribes can not exist surrounded by our settlements and in continual contact with our citizens is certain. They have neither the intelligence, the industry, the moral habits, nor the desire of improvement which are essential to any favorable change in their condition. Established in the midst of another and a superior race, and without appreciating the causes of their inferiority or seeking to control them, they must necessarily yield to the force of circumstances and ere long disappear."
—Andrew Jackson, the U.S. President, at the Fifth Annual Message to Congress, December 3, 1833.
There were numerous treaties signed with the natives, and numerous still broken. That is
numerous treaties still broken, no matter who is in power in the United States.
On the other hand, US named its top military attack helicopters after some of the bloodiest native tribes, like the
Comanche and the
Apache. See
Top 10 Deadliest Native American Tribes.
Enter
dehumanization:
dehumanize
to treat (someone) as though he or she is not a human being
Remember that Klingons were portrayed as aliens, not humans on the show.
On the subject of lighter-skinned Klingons shown on screen, see
Memory Alpha: Depicting Klignons:
"The second time [the Klingons appeared], something went wrong. I didn't see them in their makeup before they were photographed, as I usually did. The first time I saw the Klingons revisited, I was horrified. They were much paler and didn't match what we'd done before. I blew a gasket, but in television, unless it's a total disaster, you can't afford to reshoot. The third outing, we went back to them being darker." (
Star Trek: Communicator issue 114, p. 24)
anyone? It's the term used to justify colonial conquest of America and slaughter of the indigenous population because it was all the colonizers' "destiny" to "civilize the savages".
