# Was Spock sexy? Data? Odo? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [September 14, 2015, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-spock-sexy-data-odo/731220 "2015-09-14T17:12:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 18\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![BrainGlutton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/82dd89/32.png) [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2015, 10:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-spock-sexy-data-odo/731220/21 "2015-09-14T22:49:14Z")
Spock is a humanoid. Data might have his “fully functional” parts and programming, modeled on humans’, as everything else about him is more or less modeled on humans. But Odo, while he might be able to whip up some anatomical semblance to the necessary organs, is a completely different sort of life-form and has nothing analogous to a humanoid sex drive. ---
**Author:** ![Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecccb3/32.png) [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2015, 12:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-spock-sexy-data-odo/731220/22 "2015-09-15T00:15:36Z")
> [@BrainGlutton](#): > > Spock is a humanoid. Data might have his “fully functional” parts and programming, modeled on humans’, as everything else about him is more or less modeled on humans. But Odo, while he might be able to whip up some anatomical semblance to the necessary organs, is a completely different sort of life-form and has nothing analogous to a humanoid sex drive. Your assertion about Odo is contradicted b the series itself. Odo pined for Kids for years, had a sex life with her that both seemed to enjoy, clearly had good sex with another woman, and in her another occasion was seen appreciating the rondeurs of a certain Bajoran blonde. ---
**Author:** ![Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecccb3/32.png) [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2015, 12:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-spock-sexy-data-odo/731220/23 "2015-09-15T00:21:41Z")
> [@ddsun](#): > > Multiple choice would have been good. > . I SAID I made a mistake, woman. What do you want, blood. Fine I will send you however many quarts of hobbit blood it takes to bleed a hobbit to death. Somebody check. ---
**Author:** ![BrainGlutton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/82dd89/32.png) [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2015, 12:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-spock-sexy-data-odo/731220/24 "2015-09-15T00:44:40Z")
> [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](#): > > Your assertion about Odo is contradicted b the series itself. Odo pined for Kids for years, had a sex life with her that both seemed to enjoy, clearly had good sex with another woman, and in her another occasion was seen appreciating the rondeurs of a certain Bajoran blonde. Must have missed those eps; I was thinking of the one where Lwaxana Troi had a thing for him. ---
**Author:** ![Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bosda_di_chi_of_tricor/32/16845_2.png) [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2015, 12:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-spock-sexy-data-odo/731220/25 "2015-09-15T00:52:09Z")
Mom thought Nimoy was hot. ---
**Author:** ![Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecccb3/32.png) [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2015, 2:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-spock-sexy-data-odo/731220/26 "2015-09-15T02:08:10Z")
> [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](#): > > Mom thought Nimoy was hot. My little sister did too. ---
**Author:** ![Senegoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/senegoid/32/6606_2.png) [@Senegoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Senegoid)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2015, 3:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-spock-sexy-data-odo/731220/27 "2015-09-15T03:12:59Z")
Spock was deliberately designed to look a little bit Satanic, what with those eyebrows and ears. The female fans just can’t resist Satanic. No, that isn’t my own observation. I read it somewhere a long time ago – pretty sure it was right there in _The Making of Star Trek_ by Whitfield. ---
**Author:** ![SeaDragonTattoo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/df705f/32.png) [@SeaDragonTattoo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SeaDragonTattoo)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2015, 3:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-spock-sexy-data-odo/731220/28 "2015-09-15T03:14:50Z")
Spock for sure. Data not so much. So Odo. Well. Um. Am I the only one who thinks it would be cool to have one partner with as many, er, appendages, as I want? Hot, no. But if he was someone I was around a lot and got to thinking about it, and then we went for some drinks and I thought about it some more. Yeah, I’m pretty sure my drunk ass would be taking him home. ---
**Author:** ![Sunny\_Daze](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunny_daze/32/438_2.png) [@Sunny\_Daze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunny_Daze)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2015, 4:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-spock-sexy-data-odo/731220/29 "2015-09-15T04:10:38Z")
> [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](#): > > I SAID I made a mistake, woman. What do you want, blood. > > Fine I will send you however many quarts of hobbit blood it takes to bleed a hobbit to death. Somebody check. No blood required. Ick. Especially not Hobbit. Orc maybe. 😛 ---
**Author:** ![epbrown01](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7ba0ec/32.png) [@epbrown01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/epbrown01)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2015, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-spock-sexy-data-odo/731220/30 "2015-09-15T21:49:16Z")
Model Paulina Porizkova says her initial attraction to Ric Ocasek (lead singer for The Cars) was his resemblance to Spock/Nimoy, on whom she had a huge crush in her youth. ---
**Author:** ![tumbleddown](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e9bcb4/32.png) [@tumbleddown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tumbleddown)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2015, 12:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-spock-sexy-data-odo/731220/31 "2015-09-16T00:06:00Z")
> [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](#): > > Mom thought Nimoy was hot. Mother Tricor: a woman of excellent taste and refinement. Nimoy was hot at all ages, Spock was hot at all ages. Data was adorable, but never hot. I plead lack of knowledge on Odo, but photos would indicate not hot, perhaps lovable. Unasked but also true: Worf was hot. ---
**Author:** ![Tom\_Tildrum](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e95f7d/32.png) [@Tom\_Tildrum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tom_Tildrum)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2015, 12:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-spock-sexy-data-odo/731220/32 "2015-09-16T00:52:46Z")
No love anywhere for Neelix? ---
**Author:** ![PSXer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/48db29/32.png) [@PSXer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PSXer)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2015, 1:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-spock-sexy-data-odo/731220/33 "2015-09-16T01:11:58Z")
I never found Spock or Data or Odo sexy I think females find Spock sexy because he acts like he has no emotions but keeps them hidden underneath. They think they can change him and bring out his sensitive side ---
**Author:** ![Lumpy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lumpy/32/446_2.png) [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2015, 1:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-spock-sexy-data-odo/731220/34 "2015-09-16T01:33:04Z")
Odo: No Data: To some real weirdo maybe, but mostly no Spock: For people attracted to a certain type, yes. ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2015, 3:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-spock-sexy-data-odo/731220/35 "2015-09-16T15:18:42Z")
Spock: Absolutely, at all ages. Data: Could be, with minor adjustments. Odo: Not when he was being, say, a chair. ---
**Author:** ![fachverwirrt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/94ad74/32.png) [@fachverwirrt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fachverwirrt)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2015, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-spock-sexy-data-odo/731220/36 "2015-09-16T15:30:12Z")
I have no particular opinion on whether Spock was sexy. I am fairly certain, however, that he was neither Data nor Odo. ---
**Author:** ![Bryan\_Ekers](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bryan_ekers/32/183_2.png) [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2015, 3:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-spock-sexy-data-odo/731220/37 "2015-09-22T03:09:20Z")
> [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](#): > > Your assertion about Odo is contradicted b the series itself. Odo pined for Kids for years, had a sex life with her that both seemed to enjoy, clearly had good sex with another woman, and in her another occasion was seen appreciating the rondeurs of a certain Bajoran blonde. I’m a tad skeptical of the accuracy of your recollections, and the whole “Odo has loved Kira for years” thing struck me as a tacked-on romantic subplot in the later seasons because somebody thought the show needed a tacked-on romantic subplot. ---
**Author:** ![elfkin477](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a9a28c/32.png) [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2015, 3:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-spock-sexy-data-odo/731220/38 "2015-09-22T03:20:40Z")
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