I would’ve been okay with that one race of clone people who asked for new DNA samples to fix their genetic diversity issues (and subsequently stole them when they got no volunteers). Like… The hell was the issue when they asked politely? I always hated that one because it doesn’t make sense or fit the character’s personalties and commonly seen behaviour.
Maybe you’re both thinking of a different episode?
TNG, enterprise encounters a humanoid colony of clones that are genetically disintegrating (they used fancier verbiage) and ask for new genetic material to bolster theirs. Picard asks if anyone is willing to donate and the crew refuses. So the colonists just steal dna from riker and, iirc, crusher.
If it was against Starfleet’s view, I don’t know why Picard would ask the crew, and no children were kidnapped.
If I remember correctly, I had the thought after the episode “why not extend the invitation to the rest of Starfleet?”
I am sure it would fulfill a few people’s kink
Okay now I’m confused. I thought you brought up “Up the Long Ladder” as an example of a different alien race which took something without consent. I thought the issue boiled down to how the Federation felt about genetic modification. I haven’t seen that one in a long time.
I would’ve been okay with that one race of clone people who asked for new DNA samples to fix their genetic diversity issues (and subsequently stole them when they got no volunteers). Like… The hell was the issue when they asked politely? I always hated that one because it doesn’t make sense or fit the character’s personalties and commonly seen behaviour.
The problem was the Federation’s stance on genetic manipulation.
Also the kidnapping of kids.
@Kolanaki@pawb.social was referring to the Mariposans from “Up the Long Ladder”.
Maybe you’re both thinking of a different episode?
TNG, enterprise encounters a humanoid colony of clones that are genetically disintegrating (they used fancier verbiage) and ask for new genetic material to bolster theirs. Picard asks if anyone is willing to donate and the crew refuses. So the colonists just steal dna from riker and, iirc, crusher.
If it was against Starfleet’s view, I don’t know why Picard would ask the crew, and no children were kidnapped.
Pulaski, not crusher.
If I remember correctly, I had the thought after the episode “why not extend the invitation to the rest of Starfleet?” I am sure it would fulfill a few people’s kink
“But why do you just want my blood? Can’t we donate the fun way?”
Okay now I’m confused. I thought you brought up “Up the Long Ladder” as an example of a different alien race which took something without consent. I thought the issue boiled down to how the Federation felt about genetic modification. I haven’t seen that one in a long time.