This vid, by 16 year old ImaginarySanity, casts James T. Kirk from the original 1960s Star Trek series as the subject of Britany Spears’ hit song ‘Womanizer’. It layers appropriated clips of the Starship captain’s romances-of-the-week combined with a series of colored filters and motion effects to match the video to the beat of the audio. It is no secret that sexism plagued the first Star Trek series and considering Kirk’s notorious skirt-chasing, we think the vid exposes his inner womanizer perfectly.

ImaginarySanity also playfully hints at a mass media double standard: while it’s acceptable (and often expected) for men to be sexually available and have multiple partners without “settling down”, women who engage in similar sexual activity are criticized and often portrayed as “sluts”. As the ending credits indicate this vid characterizes Kirk as the “male slut” and portrays his Casanova ways in a more critical light.

ImaginarySanity also makes kirk/spock slash vids which you can see them on her Youtube channel or blog.

Category: vidding
Topic Tags: gender, masculinity, sexism, television, vidding