Should Star Trek Use the F Word?

For the very first time this week, Star Trek: Discovery broke a linguistic taboo.

Did it shock, annoy or amuse you?

It was the first time anyone has ever used the F word in canon onStar Trek.

Some thought it was about fucking time.

Discoveryis, like so many sequels and spin-offs before it, literally and metaphorically darker than its predecessors.

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There are, of course, plenty of alternatives to swearing, especially in science fiction.

Words only have power because we give it to them, but that power once given is undeniable.

So what, in the end, is the answer?

ShouldStar Trekuse the F word?

Each individual viewers answer to that question will depend on two things.

But the second factor on which this question rests is what do we want this newStar Trektobe?