R.I.P. Lt. Uhura (Read 802 times)

oldfart

R.I.P. Lt. Uhura
« on: July 31, 2022, 02:35:08 PM »
Nichelle Nichols, aka Lt. Uhura of STAR TREK fame passes away.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/nichelle-nichols-who-played-uhura-in-star-trek-franchise-dies-at-89/ar-AA109PFp

I just realized how inclusive the original Star Trek series was.
A black female, a gay asian, even an alien. :rofl:
What, Me Worry?

Flapp_Jackson

Re: R.I.P. Lt. Uhura
« Reply #1 on: July 31, 2022, 03:19:13 PM »
The original Star Trek series was a "proving ground" for civil rights and other social and government issues.  They could delve into areas on the show that were taboo because they were set in a futuristic fantasy that was divorced of the reality of Earth.

The first interracial kiss on TV was between Capt. Kirk and Lt. Uhura in 1968, one year after interracial marriage was declared legal by the Supreme Court.

Many, many issues that were political and social hot potatoes were incorporated into the show -- not necessarily to take one side over another, but to at least illustrate and discuss them out in the open.

Another icon from my youth is now in another, and hopefully better, dimension. 

R.I.P.  Nichelle Nichols / Lt. Uhura

"How can you diagnose someone with an obsessive-compulsive disorder
and then act as though I had some choice about barging in?"
-- Melvin Udall

ren

Re: R.I.P. Lt. Uhura
« Reply #2 on: July 31, 2022, 06:53:56 PM »

Deeds Not Words

changemyoil66

Re: R.I.P. Lt. Uhura
« Reply #3 on: July 31, 2022, 09:45:55 PM »
Sulu was in the closet still.

He was also in The Green Berets with John Wayne.

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QUIETShooter

Re: R.I.P. Lt. Uhura
« Reply #4 on: August 01, 2022, 05:29:27 AM »
She was one of my pre-teen crushes back in the day.

She was a beautiful woman, full of grace, beauty, and intellect.

Rest in Peace, Beautiful Woman.
Sometimes you gotta know when to save your bullets.

oldfart

Re: R.I.P. Lt. Uhura
« Reply #5 on: August 01, 2022, 08:13:56 AM »
She was one of my pre-teen crushes back in the day.

She was a beautiful woman, full of grace, beauty, and intellect.

Rest in Peace, Beautiful Woman.
...
I never heard about her involved in any lurid scandal.
That is so refreshing nowadays.
What, Me Worry?

robtmc

Re: R.I.P. Lt. Uhura
« Reply #6 on: August 01, 2022, 10:18:58 AM »
I just realized how inclusive the original Star Trek series was.
A black female, a gay asian, even an alien. :rofl:
And a captain that does not accept homosexuals it appears.

Flapp_Jackson

Re: R.I.P. Lt. Uhura
« Reply #7 on: August 01, 2022, 10:31:05 AM »
And a captain that does not accept homosexuals it appears.

Have you not seen the new Star Trek movies, with Sulu and his "partner" openly together?

Not sure that I remember Shatner being against homosexuals, at least not openly.

Attitudes, and scripts, change with the times.
"How can you diagnose someone with an obsessive-compulsive disorder
and then act as though I had some choice about barging in?"
-- Melvin Udall