Alien Civil Rights

[Nateosaurus]

I still find the whole mandatory nothlitism thing a bit disturbing.

The Taxxon race is going to be dead within one generation. An entire race giving up its existence to silence hunger. I suppose in that situation it is their choice.

If all of the Yeerks are forced into their natural state or to become nothlits you have a different issue. I know its been discussed before, but does that count as genocide? So many Yeerks would choose becoming a nothlit over returning to life blind and deaf. But whatever creature they choose to become...whether human, kafit bird, whale, etc. the offspring of the Yeerk will not be Yeerk. Is it just a belated and "nice" way to murder a race who was doing what it was designed to do?

Whoa, I never thought that much into it... It is a scary thought now that I'm thinking about it, it does seem like genocide in a way...

[Myitt]

I suppose you could reason that there are still Taxxons and Yeerks on their home planets, and it's only those who choose to stay on Earth that are forced to go nothlit, but it still seems like an awful lot of creatures who would be put into this position.  I mean that was the deal, right?  Surely they didn't ship every single Taxxon in the galaxy to Earth and turn them into snakes?  o.O

[Terenia]

Yeah, I'm pretty sure it was just the ones on Earth who had that offer. The free Taxxons and other enslaved Taxxons on other worlds probably won't be offered as much unless they somehow end up on Earth.

AniDragon, I'd be interested in reading that fic! I was thinking of writing one about involuntary Controllers who can't cope with being free after such a long enslavement. PTYD, if you will (Post-Traumatic Yeerk Disorder)

[Yarin]

species biased fanfic sounds awesome.

[Azguard]

 yeah, i think the nothlit thing would be for those on Earth . I think the Andalites would be kind enough to to ship everyone home to their home planets and then erect blockades again.

[Tim Bruening]

Something that interested me at the very end of the series was the exposure of humanity, finally, to extraterrestrials.  The entire planet, that is.  The last few chapters made a small effort to describe the civil treatment of aliens visiting or living on the planet, such as Cassie's involvement with the Hork-Bajir in Yellowstone, alien tourism (humans visiting the Hork-Bajir, rich Andalites coming to Earth and going crazy over Cinnabon).  Arbron, as a Taxxon, is killed by a poacher in the Amazon.  The rest of the Taxxons are snakes in the rainforest.  It really changes the awareness of humanity, and apparently brings out both its curiosity and its darker side. 

What kinds of rights do you think would have to be set up for aliens living permanently on the planet, or aliens visiting?  How would different countries react, and what about all those crazy UFO X-Files groups, finally having proof? 

I mean, say if Yeerk nothlits were allowed to live on the planet--would they receive special rights as citizens of whatever country they lived in?  Can Andalites become permanent citizens?  What if Yeerks could remain in their hosts in special cases, and wanted to apply for health insurance or a job, do they have to send in two applications?  Are aliens discriminated against or attacked, or allowed to marry?  Are there rallies defending aliens in the post-war Animorphs world?

Discuss!   

What if a human wants to MARRY an alien?  Would such a marriage be recognized?

[Adam]

In light of the recent decision on gay marriage, it would be interesting to discuss what kind of marriage rights would be granted with intelligent aliens in the mix. There are bound to be people out there who would want to marry an Andalite or a Hork-Bajir. (Yeerks and Taxxons in nothlit morphs would probably be out of the question).

Would a modern day Aldrea and Dak be allowed to marry? A marriage between either race and a Human? With Andalites, I think they're too proud to marry a Human (unless they're like Elfangor). With Hork-Bajir, it would probably be frowned upon because of the Hork-Bajir monogamous nature and the Human habit of divorce.


As for rights in general, I cover that quite heavily in my fanfics *wink wink!*