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WHY ARE THERE NO ARABS ON STAR TREK? |
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Written by To The Point News
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Friday, 20 October 2006 |
The Saudi Ambassador was ushered into the Oval Office for a
meeting with the President of the United States. After a cordial discussion, Prince Turki Al-Faisal leaned over to
President Bush to say:
"Mr. President, there is something that puzzles me about
America. Actually it puzzles my son, so
I thought I should ask you about it."
"Whatever I can do to help explain life in America, I'll be
happy to do so," responded Mr. Bush.
The Ambassador lowered his voice. "My son is a big fan of your television show ‘Star Trek.' He noticed that Captain Kirk is American,
Scotty is Scottish, Chekhov is Russian, Sulu is Chinese. The Star Trek crew is quite international,
yet there are no Arabs. My son is quite
upset about this, and doesn't understand why there are no Arabs on Star Trek."
The President leaned even more closely to Prince Al-Faisal
and whispered confidentially, "Well, you see, Mr. Ambassador, that's because
Star Trek takes places in the future."
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