Can Lt. Colonel Carter

We can't take it anymore. Stalking her C.O., letting robots browse in her brain, and dressing like a by-the-hour Dominatrix instead of a career military officer... it's time for Stargate: SG-1 to do what it needs to do... Can Carter!

What follows is a list of charges filed by fans against Lt. Colonel Carter...

Charge 1: Behavior unbecoming an officer
Evidence: When asked by Jack O'Neill how Cassie is handling the death of her mother, Carter responded by saying (slightly paraphrased): "eh, she'll get over it, she's tough. But ME, on the other hand, I thought YOU were dead! Hold me, Jack!"
Charge 2: Monumental stupidity and feeding information to a galactically dangerous enemy
Evidence: Carter walked into a room and invited a replicator to stick a hand into her head, giving said enemy full access to her mind. She then proceeded to allow the enemy access to the Alpha Site base computer, and thus even more top-secret information. Finally, she attempted to bring said enemy back to Earth, against explicit orders from her commanding officer. Her actions directly led to the subsequent death of a team member and valuable asset to Earth's defense.

Charge 3: Stalking her commanding officer and generally mooning in such a fashion as to inspire nausea
Evidence: Carter admits to having been sitting in front of her C.O.'s home while he was entertaining a guest. She also did the same thing previously when her C.O. was home putting affairs in order upon downloading an Ancient Repository again. On that occasion, Carter actually looked at a photo of her C.O.'s former spouse and asked if he still spoke to her; a gross violation of privacy.

 

 

Additionally, Carter further crossed a line when at her father's deathbed, she began stroking her C.O.'s hand in an intimate gesture more reminiscent of post-coital pillow-talk than the friendly comfort offered when watching your father croak before your eyes.

Charge 4: Dressing in highly inappropriate attire for a military officer
Evidence: Carter's tank tops have become increasingly skimpy, in an obvious attempt to accentuate her breasts and to liken her to Military Barbie.

Ironic coming from StripDaniel, yes. But she's a woman working in an environment that should not permit a sexualized wardrobe. Men aren't operating from the bottom side of a professional curve, and all joking aside, society-- right or wrong-- doesn't take seriously a woman who dresses scantily in the US military. A barely dressed man gets a few hoots and hollers from the women, and then it's done. A woman who is inappropriately dressed has set a bad example for women who want to succeed without using their sexuality.

 

 

Also, dressing in black plastic such as seen to the left makes her more suitable for a by-the-hour brothel than for chasing rogue agents.



Charge 5: Blatant hypocrisy, extreme arrogance and lack of respect for valued team members
Evidence: Team member Daniel Jackson is highly proficient in the Ancient Language and has led the SGC to much in the way of alien technology. She has also personally experienced time travel, such as when she travelled to the year 1969 with her team and when her entire planet experienced time loops due to an Ancient time device. Why would she then dismiss her team member's finding of Ancient writing that describes a time travel device?

 

Also, given her usual state of undress over the course of a year or so, why would Carter suddenly look at her team member with such distaste when he returns from the dead and is bare-chested? Dominatrix-half-dressed-Carter should not be fazed by a bare male chest, and should appear at least mildly pleased that the friend she caused to get killed has returned safely.

   

At this point, we here at StripDaniel feel that Carter is irredeemable. Mainly because the people who need to fix her will never admit that they broke her. So rather than argue that point, we'd rather they just get rid of her and let us keep the memories of the competent character she used to be for so many reasons.

If you have written or will write letters yourself that you believe reflect our opinions (or similar ones) regarding Carter, let us know! Feel free to send us a copy of what you wrote and we'll post it, if you like. Just use our regular StripDaniel Contact form to get in touch with us.

To read our sample letters to the writers/producers of Stargate: SG-1, click on SourSam's face next to each letter. The far right column has postcard images, generously provided by Arahant at Stargate Amitabha. If you like one of the postcard images, you might want to consider printing one out, and then using the other side to print or hand-write your letter. Click the postcard thumbnail to view the biggest size. **Note that you must print the postcard images in Landscape orientation.
Letter One Letter Five  
Letter Two Letter Six  
Letter Three Letter Seven  
Letter Four Letter Eight  

Addresses to use:

Over snail mail:
Stargate SG-1
c/o MGM
10250 Constellation Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90067

Stargate SG-1 Productions
Attn: (someone of your choosing)
2400 Boundary Rd.
Burnaby, BC
Canada
V5M 3Z3

UPDATE:
I'm going to be adding more content filtering on this page, to cut down on the handful annoying teens who're surfing here. Tip for the kids: if you send me a message, and it's filled with 'plz' instead of 'please' and 'ur' instead of 'your', then you're revealing yourself for the immature teenie that you are. If you can't be bothered to type a real note, using real words, then save yourself the effort. I'll delete the message before I even get a gist of the contents.

It's troubling to me that all the messages of support I receive are from well-spoken adults, while the two little notes of disagreement were from both netspeaking kids. I didn't get beyond 'ur so mean' on either of them, but it was enough to make me realize that I don't want to see a generation of young women growing up thinking there is something right about the way Carter is portrayed. Therefore, I'm making a concerted effort to step up this campaign.

With this site, I'm serious about what I want from the character, even though my approach is very tongue-in-cheek. The fact that there are young women out there who actually believe Lt. Col. Carter is a positive role model is frightening to me, and I'm convinced more than ever that the writers and producers need to be aware of the consequences of their portrayals and how they present the characters.

Tonight, I have added some postcard pictures, generously provided by Arahant, who feels the same way so many of us do about Carter. The postcards are printable, and you can write out your message on the back, or print your letter on one side and print the image on the other, for mailing. Note that you need to set the images to print in Landscape, rather than the usual Portrait orientation. In IE, you can do this by going to File, Page Setup, then select Landscape for the orientation. Remember to change your setting back when you're done, unless you want to print other things in Landscape.