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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Zardnaar" data-source="post: 8506268" data-attributes="member: 6716779">Not familiar about Ferengi in TNG (haven't seen those episodes) but am with DS9.  Just because something slightly resembles something I think the nuance is intent and context.  Fantasy and Sci Fi is a bit big in monoculture which can be a problem.  The Ferengi pictured earlier I'd also an individual, not all of them look like that. I don't think the connection is strong enough and the stereotype is finance and banking the Ferengi were more mocking contemporary 80's culture/capitalism (greed is good).  Where the line is I think is how explicit is the example, intent behind it and the context of the scene.  One problem in media is they overcompensate which often leads to crap stories. I like a compelling villain I don't care what colour they are.  So if a showbook has a variety of characters (heros, anti heros, villains etc).  Stringer Bell, Tony Soprano,  Gus Fring, Quark, Grand High Poobah Ferengi whose name I forget. Sanitized is boring. Quark and co are a big reason why DS9 is the best Trek<img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f609.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=";)" title="Wink    ;)"  data-smilie="2"data-shortname=";)" />. Well the casting, storylines, character development, Sisko etc helps as well.</blockquote>