What is the most offensive thing you can say to a Trek fan?

[TheCaptainsLog]

What is the most offensive thing you can say to a Star Trek fan? I'll kick it off with some low hanging fruit:

* Star Trek IV with time travel and whales was convoluted.
* Counsellor Troi isn't as hot as she thinks she is.
* Deep Space 9 was cheap version Babylon 5
* The "live long and prosper" hand signal looks like two in the pink, two in the stink
* Leonard Nimoy was drunk all the time
* Sulu isn't even a Japanese name

 

[The Wormhole]

Star Trek IV with time travel and whales was convoluted.

Grow a thicker skin if that actually offends you.

Counsellor Troi isn't as hot as she thinks she is.

Umm, okay?

Deep Space 9 was cheap version Babylon 5

Pretty sure B5 had the lower budget.

The "live long and prosper" hand signal looks like two in the pink, two in the stink
* Leonard Nimoy was drunk all the time

WTF?

Sulu isn't even a Japanese name

It really isn't. "Sulu" isn't even pronounceable in the Japanese language.

 

[The Wormhole]

Feel free to notify the mod if I've offended you.

 

[HotRod]

Gene Roddenberry was a womanizing drug addict whose altruistic image is the result of good PR.

 

[The Wormhole]

Gene Roddenberry was a womanizing drug addict whose altruistic image is the result of good PR.

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[Nyotarules]

As long as its not racist or sexist abuse, folks can say whatever they like.

 

[TheCaptainsLog]

Feel free to notify the mod if I've offended you.

if the thread is about offending people, what would I complain about?

 

[Finn]

What is the most offensive thing you can say to a Star Trek fan? I'll kick it off with some low hanging fruit:

* Star Trek IV with time travel and whales was convoluted.
* Counsellor Troi isn't as hot as she thinks she is.
* Deep Space 9 was cheap version Babylon 5
* The "live long and prosper" hand signal looks like two in the pink, two in the stink
* Leonard Nimoy was drunk all the time
* Sulu isn't even a Japanese name

Okay? I don't remember Troi saying either way about herself. I don't know what "two in the pink, two in the stink is". I don't think whether Nimoy was drunk or not would gather that much response either way. Few household names (bigger than Nimoy was during TOS' run) were quite plastered/stoned during taping... Like Reed supposedly stumbling onto the set drunk swearing and hurling insults about how dumb the show was, time to time during Brady Bunch's run.

And names change over time. We have names that didn't exist a couple centuries ago. I don't think most fans would care about those either way...

 

[The Wormhole]

if the thread is about offending people, what would I complain about?

That comment wasn't directed at you but rather someone who has since deleted their post accusing me of offending them.

 

[picards bald cap fitter]

That comment wasn't directed at you but rather someone who has since deleted their post accusing me of offending them.

yeah sorry that was me

 

[1001001]

 

[cooleddie74]

This has all the potential of a Milli Vanilli reunion. Were one held TODAY.

 

[at Quark's]

First of all, why would you even want to know what the most offensive things is you could say to a Star Trek fan?

Anyway, the most offensive thing you could say to this particular Star Trek fan wouldn't have anything have to do with Trek, not even remotely. Those are just TV-shows and movies. But I guess that's not what you mean.

I don't care too much about logical consistency or plot holes. That is, I do care about the quality of stories but I'm not going to be offended by lesser quality stories or lesser quality visual effects. It's only entertainment after all. I might get slightly offended about a message or supposed episode takeaway I see as 'morally wrong'. For example, a remark such as 'Picard was right in Homeward, they should have adhered to the Prime Directive!

Also (but perhaps that's just me) I'd draw a clear line between offensive remarks about Star Trek (which is only a fictional universe), and offensive remarks about real-world people that worked on Star Trek. I'd be much more prudent in the second case- even if those remarks were actually true.

 

[cooleddie74]

Protip: "What's the most offensive thing you can say to [FILL IN THE BLANK]" is never a good idea for a thread title or theme. Because the choices would be endless, and few of them would end well for anyone involved.

 

[Set Harth]

This has all the potential of a Milli Vanilli reunion. Were one held TODAY.

Girl, you know it's true

 

[cooleddie74]

At least those guys knew when to stay quiet and when to raise their voices.

 

[Citiprime]

 

[Set Harth]

I don't know what "two in the pink, two in the stink is".

 

[Tosk]

STAR TREK SUCKS. ALL STAR TREK FANS ARE LAME.

 

[picards bald cap fitter]

Lol