mx amber alex on Nostr: Okay this is a minor issue but bear with me – actually no fuck this this is a MAJOR ...
Okay this is a minor issue but bear with me – actually no fuck this this is a MAJOR issue.
So "Far Beyond the Stars" opens with news of the USS Cortez being lost in the war. Now please review the following facts with me:
The USS Cortez was a Starfleet ship
Starfleet is the spacefaring arm of the United Federation of Planets
the Federation is proud to have left bigotry and racial discrimination in the past and aspires to be the best humanity can be
Starfleet ships are often named for noteworthy scientists or other noble figures
With me so far?
Well get this:
The Star Trek Encyclopedia (4th ed., vol. 1, p. 163) stated the starship was "named for Hernán Cortés, the Spanish conquistador who overthrew the Aztec empire and won Mexico for the crown of Spain."
I am sorry what the FUCK?! The genocidal coloniser who invaded Mexico is the inspiration for a Starfleet ship?
What the fuck?!
#StarTrek #DS9
So "Far Beyond the Stars" opens with news of the USS Cortez being lost in the war. Now please review the following facts with me:
The USS Cortez was a Starfleet ship
Starfleet is the spacefaring arm of the United Federation of Planets
the Federation is proud to have left bigotry and racial discrimination in the past and aspires to be the best humanity can be
Starfleet ships are often named for noteworthy scientists or other noble figures
With me so far?
Well get this:
The Star Trek Encyclopedia (4th ed., vol. 1, p. 163) stated the starship was "named for Hernán Cortés, the Spanish conquistador who overthrew the Aztec empire and won Mexico for the crown of Spain."
I am sorry what the FUCK?! The genocidal coloniser who invaded Mexico is the inspiration for a Starfleet ship?
What the fuck?!
#StarTrek #DS9