Except they weren't "Tribal Savages". But it's what people take away from their conditioned appearance (Black people in African garb who don't espouse leftist platitudes = savages = racial stereotypes) But that's NOT what the writing said, it's not how the characters acted. Replace them with Vulcans and you almost had a variation of Amok Time. Replace them with Romulans and you almost had a variation of Balance of Power. Or just replace them with pointy headed Klingons and you'd have any one of a dozen episodes.
Replace them with wypipo and you have a viking allegory.
I claim it's the casting itself that makes Frakes (and many leftists) ashamed and virtue signaling and I think that exposes their own racism.
Except they weren't "Tribal Savages". But it's what people take away from their conditioned appearance (Black people in African garb who don't espouse leftist platitudes = savages = racial stereotypes) But that's NOT what the writing said, it's not how the characters acted. Replace them with Vulcans and you almost had a variation of Amok Time. Replace them with Romulans and you almost had a variation of Balance of Power. Or just replace them with pointy headed Klingons and you'd have any one of a dozen episodes. Replace them with wypipo and you have a viking allegory.
I claim it's the casting itself that makes Frakes (and many leftists) ashamed and virtue signaling and I think that exposes their own racism.