Later, after Trek was on the air, the producers used the network’s concerns about sexuality to their advantage — they would deliberately put sexy stuff into episodes for the network to freak out about, so the censors wouldn’t notice other things. For example, in the episode “A Private Little War,” the producers deliberately put in a scene of Kirk having an open-mouth kiss with a half-naked woman, so the network could throw a fit about that — and not notice the blatant Vietnam allegory.
Month: July 2013
Who are the oppressors? The few: the King, the capitalist and a handful of other overseers and superintendents. Who are the oppressed? The many: the nations of the earth; the valuable personages; the workers; they that make the bread that the soft-handed and idle eat.
Mark Twain (via brigantioedipus)
i’m so sick of the liberal “it’s republicans who are keeping down the working class! minimum wage should be higher!“ bullshit
no, minimum wage shouldn’t be higher, there should be no wages
and no it’s not just republicans it’s everyone in parliaments and congresses
it’s your liberal buddies too
PYRRHOTISM
[noun]
the condition or characteristic of having red hair.
Etymology: Greek pyrrhotēs – redness (from pyrrhos – red).
Ave Babalon