It wasn't the big deal it's claimed to be. Barely a peep because almost nobody was watching Trek by then.
Face it, Uhura was just the telephone girl and one of Roddenberry's many scores.
Positive role model when most black women were starting to be portrayed as hos and junkies? Definitely, but, if they wanted an actress, they should have gotten Pam Grier or Paula Kelly.
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It wasn't the big deal it's claimed to be. Barely a peep because almost nobody was watching Trek by then.
Face it, Uhura was just the telephone girl and one of Roddenberry's many scores.
Positive role model when most black women were starting to be portrayed as hos and junkies? Definitely, but, if they wanted an actress, they should have gotten Pam Grier or Paula Kelly.
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