Tuesday, May 3, 2022

DS9 -Far Beyond the Stars - Racism

 After rewatching Far Beyond the Stars  I wanted to document all the racist actions/words:

Act I and  Act II

  • Benny is told not to show up for the Magazine photo shoot.  Pabst doesn't want the readers to know Benny is black because  People aren't going to spend money on Negro Writers.
  • Benny is called "Boy" by a policeman, and hassled about where he works and how he could afford a nice suit.

Act III

  • Baseball star Willie Hawkins says White people don't want him living next to them, they can barely stand him on the ballfield.
  • Willie says Whites don't admire him, just think he's  a colored boy who can hit a baseball.
  • Darlene is surprised Benny wrote such a good story
  • Pabst says a Negro space captain in unbelievable and the audience won't accept it. He won't print the story. If benny wants the story published the Captain must be White.
  • Jimmy says Whites would only let Black people in space to shine their shoes.  As far as Whites are concerned black people will always be N-worders. 

Act IV

  • Pabst agrees to print the story, but only if its presented as  a dream by a Negro boy.
  • The two detectives shoot Jimmy dead for breaking into a car. 
  • When Sisko tries to view the body the police shove him away, when Benny lunges at them, they hit Benny with a sap and  "beat the hell out of him" despite please of "You're killing him".

Act V

  • Pabst tells Benny that the Publisher has pulped the Monthy Magazine with his story. When Benny asks if it was due to his story,  Pabst refuses to deny it.
  • Pabst tells Benny, he's fired.  Publisher directive. When Benny gets agitated,  Pabst says he'll call the police if he doesn't stop shouting. They haul away Benny to the Mental hospital.

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