From Newsgroup: alt.tv.star-trek.tos   
   From Address: cigarmanwine@gmail.com   
   Subject: Re: Trek - Into Darkness   
      
   On Dec 14, 12:23aam, Professor Bubba    
   wrote:   
   > In article , Obveeus    
   > wrote:   
   >   
   > > "GeneK"  wrote:   
   >   
   > > > The only "controversial" thing about Trek during its original run was its   
   > > > multi-ethnic cast, and that was never as much of an issue as the network   
   > > > bean counters had feared it would be. aEven the overly-hyped "historic   
   > > > interracial kiss" in the third season didn't raise as much of a hue and   
   > > > cry as many people seem to think it did.   
   >   
   > > Why would it be controversial when the premise of the plot was that the two   
   > > characters were being forced to kiss against their will?   
   >   
   > And especially when they didn't kiss after all?   
   >   
   > I've always thought that the "kiss" was the TV-friendly version of the   
   > aliens forcing Kirk and Uhura to have sex right there in front of them.   
   > A bunch of psychotic voyeurs are not going to be satisfied by making   
   > people simply kiss each other.   
   It was Roddenberry breaking a racist taboo on network TV. You punks   
   just don't fucking get it.   
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