Sometimes when I'm corresponding with an old colleague, and he casually drops commentary about "females" as divided into categories related to whether they've reached menses, had sexual relations, or given birth yet, it occurs to me that one part of the reason I love science fiction is the vocabulary it provides for dealing with folks whose way of thinking about other human beings feels positively out of this world. 🙃
@MLClark Struggling with how one would manage that "casually." 🤔 It would require a lack of self-awareness that is remarkable.
And you are right. Hell, I remember those Star Trek TOS social commentary episodes fondly. The first one that registered was the black-white aliens hating the white-black aliens, with the crew initially oblivious to the difference.
@S_r_stone Right from the beginning! 😅 And still there are folks who think that Trek only "became" political in recent years. Ah, to be that oblivious...