![]() ![]() ![]() Queer and non-cis-gendered folks’ visibility was sadly part of that sacrifice, leaving them outlawed and invisible. However, as Roddenberry once confessed to George Takei, the reason that “the gay issue” had not been addressed was because he was “ walking a tightrope” – meaning that, if he pushed equality and visibility any further, Star Trek would be pulled off the air. “Plato’s Stepchildren” is credited as featuring one of the first interracial kisses on television. Many of the episodes tackled a wide swath of social justice issues using allegory. By having a Black woman on the bridge with a Japanese pilot and Russian weapons officer working together to explore space, Roddenberry demonstrated a proto-grasp of the phrase, “ Existence is resistance.” Visibility is an important first step in turning an oppressive tide. Inspired by the civil rights movements of the late 1960s, he wanted to create a future where all were equal. From the beginning, the cornerstone of Star Trek’s original series was diversity. One storyteller who sought to set himself apart by embracing differences with love was Gene Roddenberry. Some of that risk comes directly from their stories being told by people who are afraid of them. It was an intersection of identity that put them most at risk. Johnson and Sylvia Rivera, who were at the forefront of the resistance from that raid. It was transgender women of color, such as Marsha P. Having “same-sex” relations was codified as illegal in New York City at the time (a law that was not reversed until 1980, in the seminal case People v. The story of Pride month began with a raid by the police on the Stonewall Inn on 28 June 1969. America is now violently gnashing its teeth, trying to pass bill after bill to not only prevent queer or transgender people’s stories from being told, but to even acknowledge our existence. Whose stories get told and how they get told is shaped by powerful gatekeepers. My new home, Los Angeles, is a shrine to storytelling. It is not hypnosis") and thus Spock performed one on van Gelder to get the required information (although he expressed some temerity in doing so, noting "It's a hidden, personal thing to the Vulcan people, part of our private lives." He would soon be doing them constantly).Being on the margins makes it clear that those in power will hold on tightest to their ability to tell your story. However, since they were already building up Spock's back story and his cultural heritage as a Vulcan, they came up with the solution that Vulcans had the ability to perform "mind-melds" (which is not hypnosis, since Spock specifically explains that it is is not hypnosis, telling McCoy, “This will not affect you, Dr. Another alternative was to reveal that, "Oh, wait, you didn't know? Spock is a licensed hypnotherapist!" Leonard McCoy come in to do the hypnosis. So yes, they were seriously afraid that a particularly susceptibly member of the audience at home would be hypnotized!! Spock can be established as being qualified in the use of this technique. Further, since you are portraying hypnotism as a legitimate medical tool, Van Gelder should be hypnotized by Dr. In accordance with our precautions to avoid hypnotizing a viewer, the act of hypnotizing must be either out of context or done off-camera. This caused a problem, because the network had some strict rules on hypnosis. Bar-David) called for the crew to use an "Alien hypnosis" on van Gelder to learn what his deal was. The original script by Shimon Wincelberg (using the pen-name S. They have to find a way to communicate with him, as he was implying that Kirk and Noel, still on the planet below, were in some sort of danger. Simon van Gelder, one of the assistants to the renowned doctor who runs the asylum tricks his way on to the Enterprise, where he appears most unstable. Helen Noel) visit a planet where the mentally insane are kept. In "Dagger of the Mind," Kirk and the Enterprise's ship psychiatrist (her role was originally intended for Grace Lee Whitney's Ensign Rand, but then the producers did not want to get Kirk and Rand romantically involved, and since the role called a romance plot, they came up with a different character for the episode, Dr. ![]() Just a few episodes later, a similar piece of improvisation was used for the creation of the famous Vulcan mind-meld. ![]()
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