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** Commander [[Proud Warrior Race Guy|Worf]] is openly racist toward Romulans, to the point that simply admitting that Romulans fought honorably in their failed [[Gunship Rescue]] is treated as legitimate character growth in ''[[Star Trek Nemesis]]''. |
** Commander [[Proud Warrior Race Guy|Worf]] is openly racist toward Romulans, to the point that simply admitting that Romulans fought honorably in their failed [[Gunship Rescue]] is treated as legitimate character growth in ''[[Star Trek Nemesis]]''. |
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*** Worf once refused to donate blood to a critically wounded Romulan, {{spoiler|resulting in his [[What the Hell, Hero?|death.]]}} He's also portrayed as quick to violence and slightly sexist. |
*** Worf once refused to donate blood to a critically wounded Romulan, {{spoiler|resulting in his [[What the Hell, Hero?|death.]]}} He's also portrayed as quick to violence and slightly sexist. |
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**** It's interesting to note that while fans, and the episode itself, focuses on Worf's refusal to donate blood, given much less attention is that the ''Romulan says he doesn't want Worf's blood''. The Romulan is just as openly racist towards Worf, if not moreso, and essentially refuses treatment... not that the patient's express wishes ever stopped Doctor Crusher from doing whatever she wanted. |
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* A rare female reference from ''[[Doctor Who]]'': In "The Family of Blood", love-interest Joan Redfern explains at length why Martha cannot possibly be a doctor. Martha's response may well constitute a [[Crowning Moment of Awesome]]. In her defence, Joan Redfern lives in 1913, when women practicing medicine as doctors in British society was a rarity and genuinely ''was'' thought to be impossible by many people, let alone ''black'' women doctors... |
* A rare female reference from ''[[Doctor Who]]'': In "The Family of Blood", love-interest Joan Redfern explains at length why Martha cannot possibly be a doctor. Martha's response may well constitute a [[Crowning Moment of Awesome]]. In her defence, Joan Redfern lives in 1913, when women practicing medicine as doctors in British society was a rarity and genuinely ''was'' thought to be impossible by many people, let alone ''black'' women doctors... |
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** Lampshaded in "The Shakespeare Code", when Shakespeare becomes smitten with Martha. She is initially offended by him calling her an Ethiopian and such things, until she realizes that he's trying to compliment her. The Doctor comments on all of this with "It's political correctness gone mad!" |
** Lampshaded in "The Shakespeare Code", when Shakespeare becomes smitten with Martha. She is initially offended by him calling her an Ethiopian and such things, until she realizes that he's trying to compliment her. The Doctor comments on all of this with "It's political correctness gone mad!" |
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