And now, a word from people who're more clever than me...

This person is really smart.

It's not just Uhura. People do that to female characters all the time. The women and girls of a show/movie will get chewed out for things that the guys are given a pass for, or even praised for.

Seriously, complaining that Gwen is promiscuous (to be more polite than her haters) in Torchwood which also stars Jack "shag anything with a pulse" Harkness? Complaining about Relena's recklessness in Gundam Wing, a show starring Heero "blowing myself up is the appropriate response to being cornered" Yuy?

I see so many people complaining that they're called sexist just because they don't like a female character, and I always want to ask if that isn't because

A. They're using sexist language when they're talking about her;
B. They're hating her for any characteristic that's remotely feminine;
C. They're holding her to a different standard than the male characters.

(By the way, read her post that came before this one if you've seen the newest Star Trek movie. It was really fascinating as well.)