>
>> As I -- and Star Trek -- matured, so did my critique. Any one ever
>> notice how on Next Generation the only Black stars were either not human
>> (Worf) or changed in some way (Geordie) so we didn't see just regular
>> old Black people's faces.
>
>NH: Amen! My impression (and I'm quite prepared to be found wrong on
>this) is that for awhile, TNG Klingons were largely played by black
>people. Hmm. Apparently, we make it into the future, but we're still
>cast as the universe's rude boys. We recently got a new tv channel here
>in Canada called Space: the Imagination Station. Shows only sf and
>science-related programming, including tons of reruns of old sf shows. I
>recently saw a promo spot for re-runs of Green Hornet. The voice-over
>said, "Starring Bruce Lee in one of his first roles." Didn't realise
>that had been Bruce Lee. Made me wonder if part of the reason he got the
>role was because his Asianness could be largely disguised by the mask he
>wore. Remember Eartha Kitt as catwoman? Didn't she also start out
>masked and with her body and hair covered?
>
I see what you are saying, and I agree. However, originally, the Klingons
were played by Caucasian and Hispanic actors, not African-American. Sorry,
just had to straighten that out.
Becca
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