cross-posted from: https://quokk.au/c/iasip/p/434908/blackface-klingons

  • Sunny S6E9 “Dee Reynolds: Shaping America’s Youth”
  • TNG promo (Robert O’Reilly as Gowron)
  • TOS S1E27 “Errand of Mercy” (John Colicos as Kor)
  • TNG S2E10 “The Dauphin” (Michael Dorn as Worf)
  • kieron115@startrek.websiteEnglish
    4·
    2 months ago

    Klingons seem to be the only alien species in star trek that has multiple races/ethnicities. Every other alien i can think of all wear identical makeup/prosthetics. Klingons get a whole range of appearanes.

    • SatyrSack@quokk.auOPEnglish
      9·
      2 months ago

      Off the top of my head: Vulcan, Andorian, Orion, Xindi

      EDIT: How could i forget these folks?

      • kieron115@startrek.websiteEnglish
        4·
        2 months ago

        Oh, yeah, I’ll give you Vulcan. Do the Xindi all count as one species? I took them to be six (well, five now) distinct species that all evolved on the same planet. As for Andorians, I guess they have the Aenar but Shran described them as a “sub-species”. Not sure if that was racism on his part or not. Orions I’ve never seen portrayed as anything but green.

        • SatyrSack@quokk.auOPEnglish
          5·
          2 months ago

          You are right, Xindi and Andorian/Aenar are actually different species, so that shouldn’t count. There were blue Orions in The Animated Series and Lower Decks

          • kieron115@startrek.websiteEnglish
            4·
            2 months ago

            Hey, that’s awesome. I never even noticed while watching LD bc they spent so much time just expanding Orion culture in general. Such a good show.