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Kate Mulgrew on the Challenge of Being a Female Star Trek Captain

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By GustavoLeao / 14:28, 6 November 2008 / Voyager

The Women & Hollywood blog posted some quotes from Star Trek Voyager star Kate Mulgrew at the recent "Women in Hollywood" panel event. Here is an excerpt.

"I learned something about the male demographic when I played Captain Janeway." Mulgrew said at the event "They were quaking in their boots to put a woman in the (captain's) seat. It doesn't take a rocket scientist to figure out it's about sex. I didn't want her to look like someone they wanted to have sex with. I argued the fact that I didn't want her to have any sex as the first female captain because I was not going to run the risk of walking down the path that leading ladies have taken before -- to become a sexual object. I said I'm not going to do that because if I can't win them with my command, then I'm not the actress I think I am. But they allowed it. But the first question I am asked at every event is why didn't you have a love affair with Chakotay."

More from Mulgrew can be found here.

Photos from the event can be found at BroadwayWorld.com



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With all due respect to Mulgrew... | Report this post to moderator
By: rassmguy (Odo's file, contact) @ 13:58:28 on Nov 07, 2008

...I think it's safe to say she didn't have to much to worry about in becoming a sex symbol. She has a smoker's voice, she's annoying, she's not that attractive, and Jeri Ryan was onscreen with her. Mulgrew a sex symbol on Voyager? I think not.


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Mulgrew Versus Ryan ??? by GustavoLeao @ 16:54:22 on Nov 07
    RE: Mulgrew Versus Ryan ??? by YodaOldBoy @ 05:27:45 on Nov 08

Never had sex? | Report this post to moderator
By: Locutus (Odo's file, contact) @ 20:59:47 on Nov 06, 2008 | Edit History (1)

"I argued the fact that I didn't want her to have any sex as the first female captain ..."

What a push-over! If only she had argued a bit more strenuously, then this would never have happened ...

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The horror, the horror!

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Sexual object | Report this post to moderator
By: DixonHill (Odo's file, contact) @ 15:11:33 on Nov 06, 2008 | Edit History (1)

"I argued the fact that I didn't want her to have any sex as the first female captain because I was not going to run the risk of walking down the path that leading ladies have taken before -- to become a sexual object."

I don't get it why some women insist on NOT being seen as sexual beings among many other qualities. There are male lead characters who are almost defined by their sexuality.
Can you imagine James Bond or even Kirk without their muliple love affairs? If women want gender equality they have to embrace these things equally IMHO.


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RE: Sexual object by Starbrelz @ 17:16:59 on Nov 06
    RE: Sexual object by steveleenow @ 00:51:53 on Nov 09
RE: Sexual object by dphizler @ 15:58:37 on Nov 06
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