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Been a little off my game this week but I’m queueing up a bunch more gif sets so we should be back on track soon!

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Not that Wesley’s a terrible character but damn they seriously put more effort/character into him than they even tried with Tasha Yar and that’s just sad. 

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It's missing Tasha Yar hours.

#all day every day

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Every Shot of Tasha Yar (26/x)

The Naked Now (S1E3), gifs 021-030. HD versions of all gifs are available upon request.

#Tasha Yar #the definitive gif collection #excuse my while I just #*gently runs fingers over tasha’s face* #see this is why I love her #she really does handle the situation well #she connects with him #she stays calm #she offers support #she gets him to a safe place (sickbay) #everyone deserves a friend like tasha #my gifs

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Every Shot of Tasha Yar (25/x)

The Naked Now (S1E3), gifs 011-020. HD versions of all gifs are available upon request.

#Tasha Yar #the definitive gif collection #’geordi my job is security’ #damnit geordi i'm a security officer not a therapist #i did NOT sign up for this #my gifs

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Well, this may be an unpopular opinion, but I don’t mind that. I’ve watched Star Trek since I was a child (I’m 40, so that’s a while). The treatment that Tasha Yar’s character received on Next Generation has always pissed me off. She was the Security Chief and thus should have been the individual performing all of the tasks that Riker was given (see Tuvok in Voyager for those back-ups). But she wasn’t.

Instead, she was given babysitting duties and nonsense storylines. The only thread connecting the two Security Chiefs between Voyager and Next Gen was head of Tactical.

Here’s the thing - Riker and Yar should have been sent in to situations by Picard side by side. He should have relied on her heavily, yet he was always shown as the hero with way more expertise. YAR should have been the one to identify threats and handle unknown entities on a planet’s surface. YAR should have been orchestrating first contact with an unknown species. She should have been more than a throw-way character and TBH, that is why Denise Crosby left the show. She’s stated that many times.

But I am angered to this day - 30+ years later, that she was dismissed so blatantly. And I think a lot of us fans are.

Star Trek has always stated they were the beacon of progression on tv, and in a very few instances they have been, but overwhelmingly they have upheld misogynistic ideals about women in positions of power. That is one of the things that made Kathryn Janeway SO important.

When they brought on a sex symbol (and do not misunderstand me, I LOVE Seven’s character then and now on Picard) to help “boost” the ratings, it’s entirely understandable that Mulgrew was furious. She has accepted and stated that her treatment of Ryan was unacceptable because she wasn’t to blame - the WRITERS and the PRODUCTION were. (Even Ryan has stated that her very costume essentially put her in danger and distress daily all so she could be “sexier” to the male viewers.) You see, they didn’t focus on her character - they focused on her “sexiness”. And that’s not progressiveness. Same thing they did to Crosby - just on a different scale.

All of this was true during Next Gen and a huge reason why I believe Denise Crosby has remained one of the most powerful voices in Star Trek even though she was only a main character for one season. Her return in Yesterday’s Enterprise is still heralded as one of the top ten episodes of Star Trek because it is amazing writing in some ways - (though, the forced heterosexuality of Yar falling for a male officer is out of left field, but hey - that’s Next Gen, right? No homo!)- and vindication for a character that was treated horrifically.

They then fuck that up when Sela was introduced and make Yar a rape slave essentially who tried to protect her daughter and was murdered for it. - Yeah, Trek isn’t great, you guys.

I would love to see Crosby reprise her role on Picard as Yar because Janeway destroyed the timeline that all of this happened (Y.E. withstanding) to save Seven. I’d LOVE to see her be an expert of the Romulan involvement in Picard. Because holy hell - talk about power in attempted redemption of a franchise.

Natasha Yar was a GROUNDBREAKING character who truthfully paved the way for Kathryn Janeway and the fact that she was treated so poorly behind and in front of the camera showcases just how poorly Trek has always been conceived and delivered. The misogynistic behavior of both shows was present, just in different ways. Next Gen was blatant and Voyager was hidden.

The truth is - I adore rewatching Voyager, but every time I watch, I angered by Tuvok’s duties because I am reminded that Natasha Yar should have been doing those exact things.

And she wasn’t.

Riker was.

And that was and still is unacceptable. 30+ years later. She also was 100% coded as a lesbian and that was forcefully negated later, a blatant tactic of Trek, but THAT is another conversation for another time.

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Every Shot of Tasha Yar (24/x)

The Naked Now (S1E3), gifs 001-010. HD versions of all gifs are available upon request.

#Tasha Yar #the definitive gif collection #can we talk about the zipper-front uniforms for a minute #they really gave them easy-access jumpsuits #whoever designed these must have been horny as fuck #(tbh everyone who has ever worked on star trek was probably horny as fuck) #my gifs

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Catalog update

Okay so there were 135 gifs of Tasha from the first episode, and 90 from the second episode. If we assume the average is somewhere in the middle, that means there will be… about 270 posts in the finished collection! So it looks like this project will take me the better part of a year. (“73.972% of a year,” Data supplies unhelpfully. “Shut up, Data,” I respond.)

#yes I'm the user flooding the tasha yar tag with gifsets #she deserves more love dammit! #if you want something done right do it yourself #tasha yar

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Best of Tasha Yar - Encounter at Farpoint, part 2

My favorite shots from the Tasha Yar Definitive Gif Collection, episode 2! You can view the complete collection on my blog: click on “Gif Catalog.”

Catalog lookup: S1E2 008, S1E2 012, S1E2 013, S1E2 030, S1E2 038, S1E2 050, S1E2 060, S1E2 063, S1E2 064, S1E2 089.

HD versions of all gifs are available upon request!

#Tasha Yar #lieutenant yar #tasha yar star trek #star trek #star trek tng #star trek the next generation #the next generation #encounter at farpoint #follow for more tasha content #i hope i’m not the only one who is this obsessed with her #my gifs #best of the definitive gif collection

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Every Shot of Tasha Yar (23/x)

Encounter at Farpoint, part 2 (S1E2), gifs 081-090. HD versions of all gifs are available upon request.

#Tasha Yar #the definitive gif collection #SHE’S IN A DRESS #THIS IS NOT A DRILL PEOPLE #the one and only time we see tasha’s kneecaps #I feel like a victorian gentleman who just got a glimpse of a lady’s ankle #it’s TOO MUCH #I need a fainting couch #my gifs

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Diversity loss! The (not canon) space butch lesbian is only on the show for less than one season!

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Every Shot of Tasha Yar (22/x)

Encounter at Farpoint, part 2 (S1E2), gifs 071-080. HD versions of all gifs are available upon request.

#Tasha Yar #the definitive gif collection #fuck these sets #Q get out of here with your nonsense #let me see tasha #my gifs

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Every Shot of Tasha Yar (21/x)

Encounter at Farpoint, part 2 (S1E2), gifs 061-070. HD versions of all gifs are available upon request.

#Tasha Yar #the definitive gif collection #ah to be a dying man #cradled in the strong compassionate arms of lieutenant yar #yes I am a woman #but it's the principle of the thing #you know? #my gifs

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Or she’s both, simultaneously.

odds are my favourite character in any given fandom is either the disaster gay or a woman so powerful she could snap my neck with willpower alone.

#Tasha Yar #my beloved

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Every Shot of Tasha Yar (20/x)

Encounter at Farpoint, part 2 (S1E2), gifs 051-060. HD versions of all gifs are available upon request.

#Tasha Yar #the definitive gif collection #I don't think she takes her hand off her phaser for this entire scene #love that for her #why is she holding it with both hands though #did props forget to glue it to her belt or something? #honestly I wouldn't put it past them #the first season was a mess #my gifs

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Star Trek has taught me the fine art of separating “character” from “idiot writing the character”

#Star Trek #star trek tng #since that’s the show I’m on #yes this is about r*ck b*rman #I love the tng characters #but some of the writing choices are... not good