Post by UltimateTrekker on Feb 6, 2002 10:04:19 GMT -5
I find Enterprise to be the LEAST diverse cast... 2 females (which also count for minorities) all the rest of the cast are white males (granted Maywheather appears black, but he talks and acts like he's a white kid from a suberb of Kansas)
TOS, granted, only had 1 major female (that also served as a minority) but it also had Rand and Chapel as good supporting characters, not to mention it was the 60's and a female on the bridge at all was considered evil.
I found that DS9 had the BEST diversity. Why?
Even though Voyager was the first female captain we had, I don't believe that she was a very strong character.
However, look at the females that DS9 had.
Kira - TRY to argue that this wasn't a STRONG female
Dax - (Jazia)Again, intimidated EVERYONE she met and it was SHE who hit on Worf! (Ezri was so weak becuase it was a good contrast to the previous host.)
Granted, that's all for major characters, but look at the supporting cast.
Leeta - knew what she wanted and took it.
Moogie - CHANGE THE FERENGI CULTURE!!!!
Kai Winn - OK, we hated her, but she also took whatever she wanted.
Casidy Yates - Was the captain of a frieghter that constantly fought off raiders and cardies alike
The Female Shapeshifter - The HEAD of the Founders was female (kinda, I understand that they're asexual...)
These woman never put themselves in subservant positions unless put there by a character that would have done the same to anyone (Winn/Dukat - but even in that case, she still tried to kill him when he didn't suspect it.)
(Edit)
Of course that's just the female issue, that doesn't include the African-American captain, and the hundreds of other races that where on the station as regulars (Ferengi, Cardasian, Dominon, Whatever the heck Morn was... ahhh Morn.)
TOS, granted, only had 1 major female (that also served as a minority) but it also had Rand and Chapel as good supporting characters, not to mention it was the 60's and a female on the bridge at all was considered evil.
I found that DS9 had the BEST diversity. Why?
Even though Voyager was the first female captain we had, I don't believe that she was a very strong character.
However, look at the females that DS9 had.
Kira - TRY to argue that this wasn't a STRONG female
Dax - (Jazia)Again, intimidated EVERYONE she met and it was SHE who hit on Worf! (Ezri was so weak becuase it was a good contrast to the previous host.)
Granted, that's all for major characters, but look at the supporting cast.
Leeta - knew what she wanted and took it.
Moogie - CHANGE THE FERENGI CULTURE!!!!
Kai Winn - OK, we hated her, but she also took whatever she wanted.
Casidy Yates - Was the captain of a frieghter that constantly fought off raiders and cardies alike
The Female Shapeshifter - The HEAD of the Founders was female (kinda, I understand that they're asexual...)
These woman never put themselves in subservant positions unless put there by a character that would have done the same to anyone (Winn/Dukat - but even in that case, she still tried to kill him when he didn't suspect it.)
(Edit)
Of course that's just the female issue, that doesn't include the African-American captain, and the hundreds of other races that where on the station as regulars (Ferengi, Cardasian, Dominon, Whatever the heck Morn was... ahhh Morn.)