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BromSwolligans@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

• zarp86@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  Uhura’s response, “sorry, neither,” is to the other meanings of those words. She is saying that she is neither fair—“pale-skinned”—nor a maiden—a “virgin.”

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  • nocturne213@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    I always took it as she needed neither protection nor was she a fair maiden.

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    • nick@midwest.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      Both explanations are pretty great. She was a treasure.

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      • Marsupial@quokk.au ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

        But you need to protect treasure!

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• Ensign_Seitler@startrek.website ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  “Fair” in the context of this phrase is meant to convey “beautiful” but literally meant “light or pale skinned.”

  “Maiden” is meant to convey “young woman,” but literally meant “virgin” (as in “maiden voyage”).

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  • GenderNeutralBro@lemmy.sdf.org ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    literally meant “virgin” (as in “maiden voyage”)

    I can’t believe I never made this connection before.

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    • Disregard3145@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      I learned this wrt romeo and juliet, maidenhead is the hymen or virginity (maidenhood?)

      For reference the line in Romeo and Juliet was

      Ay, the heads of the maids, or their maidenheads.
      Take it in what sense thou wilt.
      

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      • Agent641@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

        How did Bill get that past the censors?!

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  • wintermute_oregon@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    I never put that all together before.

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• Stamets@startrek.website ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  Well you’ve gotten your answer but I do gotta say I love this place. Within 5 minutes you had 3 answers.

  Trekkies love showing off our knowledge of various things. Soon you will be one of us buddy <3

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• julianh@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  Fair can mean pale-skinned and maiden can mean virgin.

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