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bigtree

(94,301 posts) Mon Mar 23, 2026, 11:31 PM Mar 23

William Shatner: "Not a lot seems to have changed" since the first airing of his Star Trek series

William Shatner @WilliamShatner
During the first airing of my Star Trek series where a kiss was objectionable; many southern stations pulled the episode & condemned the show. Using today’s vernacular it would absolutely be called“woke DEI crap”because it went against “norms” of society for its time. Not a lot seems to have changed.

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William Shatner: "Not a lot seems to have changed" since the first airing of his Star Trek series (Original Post) bigtree Mar 23 OP

Hard to argue with that. nt BootinUp Mar 23 #1

I'd argue there'd be a lot more screaming, nilram Mar 24 #2

Was on his Twitter feed the other day edbermac Mar 24 #3

Recommended. H2O Man Mar 24 #4

BootinUp

(51,348 posts)

1. Hard to argue with that. nt

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Mon Mar 23, 2026, 11:33 PM

Mar 23

nilram

(3,551 posts)

2. I'd argue there'd be a lot more screaming,

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Tue Mar 24, 2026, 12:10 AM

Mar 24

about more than just The Kiss. All sorts of wokeness went on. But as a society, we aspired to it, or mostly, but now the loudest among us object to it.