William Shatner and Nichelle Nichols were continually at each other’s throats for most of the filming of the original series. There was one, and only one, time they were ever in full agreement: when they fought with the producers to keep the interracial kiss scene in “Plato’s Stepchildren” from being cut.
Star Trek has disagreed with PluribusDriver’s thesis from the day it started.
“Sure, there are many different cultures and viewpoints in the world of Trek, but if someone wants to follow a faith, or exercise their innate differences, they usually do it with modesty, in private, or in sole company of others just like them.”
“Why can’t the (slur)s keep it in the closet when I can see them?!?”