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Trekkie Dating, is it Good for the Gene Pool?

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the dangerous-geeks dept.

Eloketh writes "It seems that Tucker Carlson of MSNBC thinks that Internet Dating services are a somewhat disturbing trend. Specifically, when talking about Trekkies, he says 'Is this good for the gene pool?' He also goes on to question whether allowing Trekkies to meet and mate is 'in the national interest.'"

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  1. Not sure I understand... by Jugalator · · Score: 4, Informative

    What does online dating have to do with "trekkies"? :-/

    At least in the country I live in, online dating services have people from 18 to ~60 with interests ranging from gardening to space science to hair styling...

    Online dating is very accepted and mainstream here. It's just one form of dating along with visiting clubs. Heck, it may even be seen as more hip than that nowadays, because it's more new and "in".

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  2. Re:Fortunately... by tverbeek · · Score: 4, Informative
    Where are you going to get 4 female trekkies? Are there 4 female trekkies?

    You're kidding, right? Trek fandom has always been notable for attracting a significant number of women (especially compared to SF fandom in general or other realms of geekdom). Historically, women have been drawn to Trek by romantically appealing captains, by the ideals of gender equality the shows represented (Uhura may not have done much, but she was a bridge officer), and the community opportunities of fandom itself. The whole genre of "slash" fanfic was invented by female trekkies fantasizing about a Kirk/Spock relationship. Fanfic is also rife with uber-competent "Lt. Mary Sue" characters who win the heart of Kirk or Spock or another character, also obviously written by women. In the TNG era, the DSPSGs (drooling, slobbering, Patrick Stewart groupies) were rampant on CompuServe (and mostly female). To cite a mass-media example, there's the woman who made the news for wearing her Starfleet uniform for jury duty. Whoopi Goldberg finagled herself a part on TNG because she was a fan. I haven't been involved in Trek fandom for a while, so maybe the women have been abandoning it for other more interesting subjects (leaving only the men who refuse to ask for directions), but the notion that female trekkies are some kind of mythical creature is simply incorrect.

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  3. their web site for dating by Frederic54 · · Score: 1, Informative

    especially for trekkies, it's here:
    http://www.wrongplanet.net/romance/

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