I never believed Nimoy's Spock was as emotionless as he (and others) claimed—unless you believe "sass" isn't an emotion, because Nimoy's Spock is SASSY! So many of the Spock memes have him rolling his eyes in exasperation, raising his eyebrow either sarcastically or skeptically, his smirk as he turns back around to his station—he's not lacking in emotion, he's strictly disciplined his so as not to let his emotions rule him. (That "Vulcans replaced emotions with logic generations ago" thing always sounded more like a SF writer's invention than something sapient beings would actually do, anyway.)
He's more like the Stoics of Hellenic Greece than the "walking machine" McCoy so often snarled about him being.
Thanks for this! I've always been drawn to the "brainy sidekick" character. For example, as a kid watching "Wild, Wild West" I always preferred Artemis, the smart inventor played by Ross Martin, rather than brawny James West (played by Robert Conrad). I felt the same way about Mr. Spock--much cooler and more attractive than Jim Kirk. I wonder if others have similar preferences--more attracted to the person who intelligently solves problems even if less conventionally handsome than the "star"? The high school computer nerd rather than the football player? I know which type I (very happily) married decades ago--although much more demonstrative than Mr. Spock!
I do want to point out that while it doesn't mean that men don't die from occupational hazards more frequently than women, fields that are dominated by women underreport both injuries and workplace violence. Healthcare occupational hazards of all kinds are vastly underreported. Homicide is the second leading cause of workplace death for home healthcare workers for example.
I never believed Nimoy's Spock was as emotionless as he (and others) claimed—unless you believe "sass" isn't an emotion, because Nimoy's Spock is SASSY! So many of the Spock memes have him rolling his eyes in exasperation, raising his eyebrow either sarcastically or skeptically, his smirk as he turns back around to his station—he's not lacking in emotion, he's strictly disciplined his so as not to let his emotions rule him. (That "Vulcans replaced emotions with logic generations ago" thing always sounded more like a SF writer's invention than something sapient beings would actually do, anyway.)
He's more like the Stoics of Hellenic Greece than the "walking machine" McCoy so often snarled about him being.
Thanks for this! I've always been drawn to the "brainy sidekick" character. For example, as a kid watching "Wild, Wild West" I always preferred Artemis, the smart inventor played by Ross Martin, rather than brawny James West (played by Robert Conrad). I felt the same way about Mr. Spock--much cooler and more attractive than Jim Kirk. I wonder if others have similar preferences--more attracted to the person who intelligently solves problems even if less conventionally handsome than the "star"? The high school computer nerd rather than the football player? I know which type I (very happily) married decades ago--although much more demonstrative than Mr. Spock!
I do want to point out that while it doesn't mean that men don't die from occupational hazards more frequently than women, fields that are dominated by women underreport both injuries and workplace violence. Healthcare occupational hazards of all kinds are vastly underreported. Homicide is the second leading cause of workplace death for home healthcare workers for example.
Great stuff! Fabulously concise.
Oh I just mean simple physical assault.
Love me some Trek.