Still Nmyownworld
Day 29 Character Who Inspires
TOS's Spock and Uhura. Their influence is inseparable. Spock's logic is a baseline that impressed me as a child, and remains with me today. As a child, views I experienced in life were confusing. A logical progression in thought made sense.
Uhura was my first time seeing a Black woman in space, in a command position. I cannot overstate how amazing it was to see her, to imagine myself as myself, on the bridge of the USS Enterprise.
Still Nmyownworld
Star Trek 31 Day Challenge
I have been all over the place with where I leave my Star Trek 31 Day Challenge posts. Sometimes as part of a thread for someone else's post. Sometimes as a solitary post. I had a bit of a time finding my own posts. So, I'm doing like I've seen other folks do, and making a thread for my responses.
A consolidation of Days 1 through 6 posts are in a comment below. I'll post my future ST 31 Day Challenge responses in this thread.
Still Nmyownworld
@Nichelle Your point about Uhura not being there as a love interest for Kirk is so important. Uhura was an officer on the bridge of a Starfleet starship. She wasn't there to moon over Kirk, either. I loved when Uhura was in command of the Enterprise in the TAS episode, "The Lorelei Signal."
Yes! Uhura was an example for all young girls that they could be an important part of science fiction, without being primarily a love interest.
Your name is wonderful!
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