The Top 7 Politically
Corrected Sci-Fi Plots

7> Crazy scientist and his teenage sidekick go back in time to make sure his father and mother have a soda at the soda shop and do nothing that could possibly be construed as untoward or unladylike.

6> Final Countdown: A very large vessel of US foreign policy enforcement agents finds itself sent back in time in order to prevent an unfortunate mis-application of Japanese foreign relations.

5> Godzilla allowed to rampage freely, but only through specially marked “Monster-Friendly” sections of Tokyo.

4> In “So Long and Thanks for All the Fish,” an environmental impact statement concludes that restoring the Earth will cause inordinate air, radiation, and human pollution to the solar system, so the restoration project is scrapped.

3> Lazarus Long travels back in time and, um, well he, uh, never mind.

2> The giant ape is defeated after the woman he groped and stalked wins a multi-million dollar harassment suit.

and the Number 1 Politically Corrected Sci-Fi Plot…

1> Vertically challenged footwear-optional non-combatant undertakes rigorous scenic hike in order to dispose of unwanted jewelry.

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Credits:

Selected from 28 submissions from 9 contributors.
This week’s list authors are:

Donald Johnson, Cincinnati, OH — 1
Bill Livingston, Decatur, AL — 2, 5
Doug Crews, Oceanside, CA — 3
Slick Sharkey, Miami, FL — 4
Tom Rodman, Durham, NC — 6
Barry Wallace, Knoxville, TN — 7
James Knowles, Bellingham, WA — Topic
Dave Oberhart, Durham, NC — SF List Moderator