‘Star Trek’, swear words and TV characters’ changing mores

For nearly four decades, Jean-Luc Picard has largely been presented as genteel and buttoned up. But the Enterprise captain-turned-admiral sparked debate when he cursed in the last episode of the streaming drama “Star Trek: Picard.”

Over the weekend, “Star Trek” Twitter reflected that tension.

“Part of Star Trek’s appeal is the articulate way characters speak. Resorting to gutter language feels like a step backward since Star Trek’s characters are meant to be better than this,” John OrquiolaThe backlash to the backlash followed.

. “I was really torn because hearing that word come from your childhood hero, Captain Picard, it throws you. But wow, is it powerful.”“Let’s get the hell out of here,” Capt. James T. Kirk said on network TV in 1967, when that word was edgy. He’d just lost someone dear to him in the most trying of circumstances. Dr. McCoy, the ship’s irascible physician, would often say, “Dammit, Jim.

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