But some of it is because people are very stupid, and sometimes, when those stupid people just happen to have the ear of the Trump administration and right-wing grifts are more culturally lucrative than ever, even the most minor and surprising of flashpoints can become the latest volley in the culture war. The foofaraw began when Miller took to Twitter to quote-tweet a clip of the series from an account named “End Wokeness” (likely thing for him to do), which featured a scene from the premiere of Holly Hunter’s captain, Nahla Ake, wearing a pair of thickly rimmed spectacles as she talks to her first officer, Lura Thok (Gina Yashere), and another member of the academy’s senior staff, Lieutenant Rourke (Tricia Black). Although various treatments for impaired vision exist in Star Trek‘s technological future, glasses were still worn in the 23rd century—an Enterprise transporter technician is seen wearing them in the original show’s pilot episode “The Cage” (and seen again when the pilot’s footage was repurposed for the two-parter “The Menagerie”), as are several other members of the Enterprise crew in The Animated Series.
Author: James Whitbrook
Published at: 2026-01-20 23:00:19
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