DanielMReck, 7 months ago

Yes @peregrine57, I am always amused when people ask when #StarTrek went #woke, seemingly unaware the 1965 pilot featured female first officer #NumberOne in command while rescuing her captain. This swiftly followed by an Asian #astrophysicist and navigator in #Sulu, a professional Black woman in #Uhura who is not only #multilingual but both a capable #electronics technician and #starship #pilot, and Black #physician #MBenga who is well versed in multispecies #medicine. #IDIC #diversity

George Takei appears as an Asian astrophysicist in an early Star Trek episode.
Nichelle Nichols appears as Black communications officer Uhura in an early Star Trek episode, as Vulcan science officer Spock looks on, played by Leonard Nimoy.
Booker Bradshaw plays Black physician Joeseph M'Benga in an episode of Star Trek.

kevinteljeur, 4 months ago

@DanielMReck @peregrine57 @LilahTovMoon Also, Uhura was an officer, and involved in USA TV’s first interracial kiss (I may be mistaken about that second one). And so much more; ideas that could be daring and controversial even today.

I’m aware of a weird subculture of people who are fans of Star Trek but… blind to all of this. Just want Star Wars in Star Trek ships or something. I meant to write about running across it. Awful people.

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