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* I think Azetbur in [[Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country|ST:VI]] said it best: "'Inalien'. If only you could hear yourselves. 'Human rights'. Why the very name is racist. The Federation is no more than a Homo-sapians-only club."
** This is a pretty thin argument on her part. Neither "alien" nor "human" are terms specifically connected to species in 21st-century usage (i.e. ''Homo sapiens'' is one of several known species ''of'' human; illegal aliens of the species ''H. sapiens'' are often pursued by immigration authorities). It would have made more sense to assume that by the 23rd century, "human" also includes Klingons, Vulcans, etc., and... there's no logical connection ''whatsoever'' between the word "inalienable" and any species.
** Yeah, saying "inalienable human rights" is racist to aliens is sort of like saying "niggardly" is racist to black people... it betrays a fundamental lack of understanding of what the term/words actually mean as opposed to what sounds they contain.
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