i never get tired of this one.

sure, i get that a person from place a can have a role as someone from place b. it’s the magic of acting. i’m not talking about france and britain who have been allies for over a century. the japanese fascists were exceptionally brutal to those they attempted to colonize. there’s a very long and troubled history of “comfort women”. this happened within the last 80 years, so within 50 years of tng. maybe it’s just me, but this always felt really weird to me.

not sure if this has been discussed by the actresses or anyone familiar with the behind scenes situation, but what was with casting a chinese-american and korean-american as japanese women? given the how the imperial aspirations of japan had such a brutalizing affect on those nations, i still find this culturally tone deaf. why did the characters have to be japanese?

referring, of course to keiko o’brien and hoshi sato.

brunt really hated the little guy that much, huh?

alt: a small monkey smiles up from an open hvac vent

the fuck you say?!?

tiny birds like places they can hide and, ideally explore in. my wife makes what she calls obelisks out of branches and grapevine, essentially a small dead hedge. basically a teepee wrapped in vine where they can get in and feel safe. if your balcony has room, maybe a smaller version of this?

not a voyager fan, but i have to acknowledge this is a great meme.

ensign?! i don’t want one position! i want all positions!

… meanwhile on ferenginar…

sisko isn’t even listening. too bust stewing.

i’m sorry but it is illegal to disparage the actual queen of star trek. straight to jail.