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I know when people say "interracial" they often specifically mean "white vs Black", and there are often good reasons for that
It's still nuts to give Star Trek credit for the "first interracial TV kiss in history" when Ricky and Lucy were casually kissing ALL THE TIME in the 50s
It's still nuts to give Star Trek credit for the "first interracial TV kiss in history" when Ricky and Lucy were casually kissing ALL THE TIME in the 50s
Okay, yes, by "interracial" people really mean "against the laws of the Jim Crow South"
And I would be more willing to hand Star Trek the title if
1) the backlash they expected had actually happened
2) the episode weren't a cringey mess
3) Roddenberry and Shatner weren't tools
And I would be more willing to hand Star Trek the title if
1) the backlash they expected had actually happened
2) the episode weren't a cringey mess
3) Roddenberry and Shatner weren't tools
The episode has them kiss while under the influence of EVIL ALIEN MIND CONTROL
It's doing the Hays Code thing of signaling as hard as it can that "This thing that's about to happen is HORRIBLE and we're only showing it to you because it's HORRIBLE
Don't try this at home kids"
It's doing the Hays Code thing of signaling as hard as it can that "This thing that's about to happen is HORRIBLE and we're only showing it to you because it's HORRIBLE
Don't try this at home kids"
Also they don't actually kiss
Watch it again, Kirk spins Uhura around so they're doing the high school auditorium stage kiss thing where their mouths are blocked off and you can't see it
They're obviously lip-hovering, it's really distractingly visible
Watch it again, Kirk spins Uhura around so they're doing the high school auditorium stage kiss thing where their mouths are blocked off and you can't see it
They're obviously lip-hovering, it's really distractingly visible
Anyway look okay I Love Lucy was far, far from being "progressive" by today's standards either
And yes I know a racist of the time obviously would not view a Cuban mestizo in the same light as a Black American character
But come on it was 1951
And yes I know a racist of the time obviously would not view a Cuban mestizo in the same light as a Black American character
But come on it was 1951
The studio fought Lucy pretty hard on this and there were a lot of famous white dudes with a background in comedy they would've preferred - Desi was more known as a musician - but Lucy had enough clout to make them suck it up and hire her rl husband anyway
That's impressive
That's impressive
Gene tried to make them hire his rl girlfriend (Majel Barrett) and they were just like "Ha ha sorry buddy no"
That's one of the major reasons the show almost didn't get made, they thought Gene putting his girlfriend in the show made the whole thing feel like amateur hour
That's one of the major reasons the show almost didn't get made, they thought Gene putting his girlfriend in the show made the whole thing feel like amateur hour
Anyway I stan Lucille Ball, who is also the reason Star Trek got made, and honestly deserves more credit for everything https://www.msn.com/en-us/tv/news/star-trek-is-back-heres-how-lucille-ball-once-saved-the-show-loved-by-many/ar-BB17EwS5
