# Scotty, Sulu, or Chekov? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [July 11, 2008, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scotty-sulu-or-chekov/456142 "2008-07-11T15:36:57Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![JThunder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e95f7d/32.png) [@JThunder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JThunder)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2008, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scotty-sulu-or-chekov/456142/1 "2008-07-11T15:36:57Z")
Ladies? ---
**Author:** ![Chimera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Chimera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chimera)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2008, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scotty-sulu-or-chekov/456142/2 "2008-07-11T15:48:20Z")
Ok, I’m not female, but Sulu turned out to be gay and Chekov turned into Bester. Just something to bear in mind when making your choice. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![The\_Scrivener](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/eada6e/32.png) [@The\_Scrivener](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Scrivener)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2008, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scotty-sulu-or-chekov/456142/3 "2008-07-11T16:08:48Z")
Scotty, but I’d ask – no, tell, but nicely – him to ditch the polyester and don a kilt. Not that I’ve ever considered this prurient possibility, but now that you prompt my dirty mind to go where it’s never gone before, I suppose the Scottster could teach me a few things about premium scotches and whiskeys and maybe be good for a chess game or two. I bet he could also teach me something about the mechanics of engines and machine maintenance, always a good thing to know. And I’ve never had a lover who called me a “bonnie lass” or “lassie,” which I imagine a Scot of his vintage might do. That’s gotta be as good a reason as any for this sort of poll… ---
**Author:** ![Scarlett67](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scarlett67/32/7387_2.png) [@Scarlett67](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scarlett67)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2008, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scotty-sulu-or-chekov/456142/4 "2008-07-11T16:15:49Z")
Sulu, definitely. Who cares if he’s gay, he can make love to me with that VOICE. Read me the phone book, ooh baby . . . ---
**Author:** ![JThunder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e95f7d/32.png) [@JThunder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JThunder)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2008, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scotty-sulu-or-chekov/456142/5 "2008-07-11T16:22:43Z")
Oh, my. ---
**Author:** ![ivylass](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/9de053/32.png) [@ivylass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivylass)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2008, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scotty-sulu-or-chekov/456142/6 "2008-07-11T16:41:43Z")
Scotty, because of the accent. Rowr. **The Scrivener** , he did wear a kilt AND played bagpipes, remember? At Spock’s funeral in WoK ---
**Author:** ![Mrs.Cake](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/2acd7d/32.png) [@Mrs.Cake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mrs.Cake)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2008, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scotty-sulu-or-chekov/456142/7 "2008-07-11T17:00:07Z")
Sulu, no question. And I cannot recall that Sulu was gay, only the actor who played the character. The Sulu I remember was way hot stuff without a shirt and hade a very sexy scene with the Uhura when playing in the Evil Universe. ---
**Author:** ![TroubleAgain](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e480ec/32.png) [@TroubleAgain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TroubleAgain)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2008, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scotty-sulu-or-chekov/456142/8 "2008-07-11T17:05:37Z")
Well, when I was younger, I had a huge crush on Chekov. But as a more mature adult, I’d take Scotty. Especially remembering the episode where he was accused of killing a woman that he was falling in love with. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Scrivener](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/eada6e/32.png) [@The\_Scrivener](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Scrivener)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2008, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scotty-sulu-or-chekov/456142/9 "2008-07-11T17:11:06Z")
[QUOTE=ivylass] Scotty, because of the accent. Rowr. **The Scrivener** , he did wear a kilt AND played bagpipes, remember? At Spock’s funeral in WoK [/QUOTE] I wish. At the present stardate, the only **Trek** flicks I’ve seen are **II** [“Khan!!!”] and the one where they save the whales [**IV**?], which pretty much turned me off the series. Still like the original TV show, though. 🙂 And since we’re all talking dirty about Scotty, Sulu and Chekhov, I wonder what Scotty would emote during moments of erotic ecstasy? “I can’t.. take it.. any further! _Ahhh_…” [pause] “Was that good fer ya, me lassie? And can I fix you another Macallan, m’dear?” ---
**Author:** ![mlees](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ba8739/32.png) [@mlees](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mlees)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2008, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scotty-sulu-or-chekov/456142/10 "2008-07-11T17:12:30Z")
[QUOTE=Chimera] Ok, I’m not female, but Sulu turned out to be gay and Chekov turned into Bester. Just something to bear in mind when making your choice. 😉 [/QUOTE] What’s a “Bester”? ---
**Author:** ![Lobohan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobohan/32/79_2.png) [@Lobohan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobohan)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2008, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scotty-sulu-or-chekov/456142/11 "2008-07-11T17:21:36Z")
[QUOTE=mlees] What’s a “Bester”? [/QUOTE] The one on the opposite side of the chart from the Worster. Actually it’s a psychic cop from the Babylon 5 TV series. He’s a snide jerk in the series and a thorn in the side of the main characters. ---
**Author:** ![dangermom](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e274bd/32.png) [@dangermom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dangermom)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2008, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scotty-sulu-or-chekov/456142/12 "2008-07-11T17:22:26Z")
Chekov. I’m a sucker for a fake Russian accent. [Bester](http://archive.firstones.com/tp2b/babylon_project/2262_bester.jpg) was the super-evil guy who ran the PsiCops in Babylon 5. Still kinda cute though, for an old guy. ---
**Author:** ![mlees](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ba8739/32.png) [@mlees](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mlees)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2008, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scotty-sulu-or-chekov/456142/13 "2008-07-11T17:34:07Z")
Doh! Thanks… I thought “Bester” was some kind of LGBT kind of term I never run acrosst. ---
**Author:** ![velvetjones](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/5f9b8f/32.png) [@velvetjones](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/velvetjones)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2008, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scotty-sulu-or-chekov/456142/14 "2008-07-11T17:40:24Z")
Chekov was always a favorite when I was younger. He was cute. ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2008, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scotty-sulu-or-chekov/456142/15 "2008-07-11T17:53:59Z")
> [@](#): > > What’s a “Bester”? Alfred Bester was a recurring villain on _Babylon 5_, played by the same fellow as Chekov. ---
**Author:** ![JThunder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e95f7d/32.png) [@JThunder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JThunder)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2008, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scotty-sulu-or-chekov/456142/16 "2008-07-11T18:02:34Z")
[QUOTE=mlees] Doh! Thanks… I thought “Bester” was some kind of LGBT kind of term I never run acrosst. [/QUOTE] If it were, I’m sure the Russians would have invented it. ---
**Author:** ![Yllaria](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yllaria/32/3452_2.png) [@Yllaria](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yllaria)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2008, 6:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scotty-sulu-or-chekov/456142/17 "2008-07-11T18:04:43Z")
Sulu. With no shirt, a fencing foil, and a mad, ecstatic grin. Without that episode, there might have been a contest. ---
**Author:** ![cochrane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cochrane/32/10441_2.png) [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2008, 10:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scotty-sulu-or-chekov/456142/18 "2008-07-11T22:52:47Z")
George Takei is gay, yes. But Sulu, not necessarily so. Those of you who haven’t cast _Generations_ into the dustbin will no doubt remember Sulu’s daughter was on the bridge of the _Enterprise-B_. I know that having a child is not always certain proof of a person’s heterosexuality, but there you have it. ---
**Author:** ![gravitycrash](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/977dab/32.png) [@gravitycrash](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gravitycrash)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2008, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scotty-sulu-or-chekov/456142/19 "2008-07-11T23:28:24Z")
Sulu in a non gay sort of way. Great voice. ---
**Author:** ![Scarlett67](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scarlett67/32/7387_2.png) [@Scarlett67](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scarlett67)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2008, 11:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scotty-sulu-or-chekov/456142/20 "2008-07-11T23:37:39Z")
[QUOTE=cochrane] George Takei is gay, yes. But Sulu, not necessarily so. [/QUOTE] Yeah, we know. It’s just tongue-in-cheek (heh) shorthand, like when everybody was crying because Superman was paralyzed, OK? [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scotty-sulu-or-chekov/456142.md?page=2)