Why do they wear pants on Star Trek?

By that century people will be wearing an amazing array of clothing to accommodate the 57 actual genders. In the 21st century you only have a choice of 2 when you consider gender reassignment surgery. By the time Spock's getting freaky, people will be able to select even plant sex organs if they want. That will give a whole new meaning to Busting a Nut.

 

It would be bad if people wanted a bit of privacy if they weren't allowed to wear any items of clothing.
You would see everyone doing their business.
I can imagine the stench of fresh shit and piss.
It would be so gross that it wouldn't be nice.

 

You Just Can't Make A Single Post Without Introducing An Element Of "Filth" Into It........



Cheers Glen.

 

Not at all. That may still be a private activity (if a crew member would insist on that).

Lets keep banality out of this thread.

 

Everybody knows that if they weren't wearing pants somebody would take a dump on the holodeck...

 

No, nobody knows that. Why? Because that's what nudists do sooner or later in the cinema (i think that's the best equivalent?)?

 

If you say so...

 

I Cannot "Compute" What You Mean In This Post.......



Cheers Glen.

 

I'm not. I'm asking you.

 

I say they wear pants because they are most comfortable for their environment.

and the women took a vote and said they didn't want to be looking at the guys' junk

 

They wear pants because, like decent people, they don't just flaunt their genitals for all to see. I know westerners can barely understand this anymore.

 

Especially during a roller coaster program.

 

This thread is the best I've seen in years. I really don't think I can add anything of value to what has already been said...

 

In the pilot episode both the guys and the gals wore trousers.

 

Nuh-uh: climate control!

So it's just the women that are bottomless, the captain can live with that.

Yes, which is highly offensive to people like Glen and me.

 

I think that 'sex'. Just sex is why. They probably didn't want to wave their genitalia around in each others faces. After all... that's what holodecks are for.

 

You're wrong, holodecks are for 3d Sherlock Holmes adventures with Data. Clearly you are the one with sex on their mind, young man! Not the crew of the Enterprise. Well, not during duty at least.
And it's commonly known that seeing a covered body with hints of naked skin or curves are at least as stimulating as a plain naked body.

 

I dunno. There's a bunch of radiation in space. Gamma Ray's and stuff.

Maybe they wear pants so their legs don't turn into the incredible Hulk.

 

That would make sense if they wore space suits. But they wear normal pants that doesn't protect them from radiation.

 

while it may be difficult or impossible to know in advance what direction traditions may drift, it is more likely then not, that traditions is some form will continue to exist.
i would humbly suggest this being the reason for pants being a regulation part of star treks uniforms.
in reality it wouldn't have to be pants as we know them, it could be kilts, it could be t-tunics, even unisex t-tunics with pockets for carrying required equipment,
such as work slate communicators. but for any crew who isn't covered in their own natural fur from tip to tail, some sort of body covering is almost inevitable.
and even if everyone had fur, some sort of equipment belt or the like would still be needed to carry stuff.

of course if it were a university research vessel instead of a military ship, and the peacefulness of its mission would be far more convincing if it were not,
then of course there would not need to be uniforms or the idea of them. but crew, whatever their species and world of origen, still need pockets to carry stuff.

and if you didn't want everyone going around sexually arroused all the time, then everyone would likely be wearing something.
of course if you did, well our own would perhaps be a very different world itself.

and the problem with that would of course be population. and on a ship in space, well life supported space is finite,
so you really wouldn't want everyone being pregnant all the time either.

you'd need, if not pants, VERY effective birth control. and even then, well you also need at least some crew at all times,
able to function other then sexually. just in case.