"This one's actually from my right wing grandpa.Caroline, I feel that sharp pain too. Ugly forwards like this make me wonder if I should even post them. Enter daylight:
As a Star Trek fan and a liberal, I was pained.
My grandmother asked me if I enjoyed all the forwards she and my
grandfather send. (She usually sends the plain old glurge and urban
legends; he sends the right-wing ones.) I said I honestly didn't have
time to read them, and if she wanted to take me off the list, that was
okay with me and I wouldn't be offended. (Oh please oh please!)
Guess she didn't remember." - Caroline
---------- Forwarded message ----------
>
> Subject: The Future
>
> The Iranian Ambassador to the UN had just finished
> giving a speech, and walked out into the lobby where
> he met President Bush.
>
> They shook hands, and as they walked the Iranian
> said, "You know, I have just one question about what
> I have seen in America.
>
> President Bush said, "Well, anything I can do to
> help you, I will."
>
> The Iranian whispered "My son watches this show
> 'Star Trek' and in
> it there is Chekhov who is Russian, Scotty who is
> Scottish, and Sulu who is Chinese, but no Arabs. My
> son is very upset and doesn't understand why there
> aren't any Iranians on Star Trek."
>
> President Bush laughed, leaned toward the Iranian
> ambassador, and whispered back, "It's because it
> takes place in the future."
>
>
>
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Even leaving aside the obvious overall ouchyness of both the nationalistic glurge and the fact that it is sullying Star Trek, there's an appropriate quote from the movie Crash:
"When did Persian become Arab?"
Oh, wait, I forgot, they're all supposed to be the same to us. Silly brown people expecting good patriotic 'Murkins to tell them apart. [/snark]
And when did Sulu become Chinese?
Sadly, I know people for whom that is not a joke, but rather a happy prediction.
Ummmm, Dr. Bashir from Deep Space 9? Played by a Sudanese actor.
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