'While inside the show things were buzzing, the episode passed by the general public and the TV industry at that time almost without comment.' ~ popcultureprof The Apollo 8 mission, with the first lunar orbit, had just been announced - that's what had the general public buzzing.
It was iconic
Mostly.
'accepted' great choice of words. How about 'celebrated?'
The advertising world, I’ve noticed this past year, has been gradually introducing inter-racial couples in their commercials across the board, once anathema. PDA’s not yet, but the movie “Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner” also avoided that, I think.
In real life it is publicly still not accepted, not seen on movies either, other than Bodyguard. Inter-racial relationships are still not welcome. WilliamShatner
White hairs are not part of Your body!
He kissed a green woman before that, or was that Pike?
That’s nothing. I had coffee and a doughnut once.
You contributed to a positive change in the world. That must feel fantastic!
...except in Mississippi.
Was it proven their lips actually touched or was it editing?
You both still look great. Especially you Nichelle! Go gal!
Cap’n Kirk was THE MAN!
But racists were cool with him snogging a green alien prior to this.
Really?
_Images It maybe heralded change, in the sense of announcing it. It didn't necessarily *cause* change. Change was already on the march.
WilliamShatner is busy plugging his new Christmas album And it's soooooooo gooooood
WilliamShatner was forced to kiss no less than 19 beautiful women over the 79 episodes & it's appropriate that this one stood out for all the right reasons. Of course like many I watched them all in black & white for the longest time so it wasn't really that obvious.
I was fortunate to get this autographed by both
Of course, Kirk did sleep with aliens too. Talk about pansexual.
What a body she had in the show...Very fare indeed.
If it'd been a white gal kissin on a black man in 1968 - it'd have gone over like a wet fart in a Catholic church!
What abt the kiss between the Pillsbury dough boy & Aunt Jamima
I’m swellin’ up.
LoveThePuck The tradition continues allears
As though TV is real life. Couples of all races & religions have intermarried for thousands of yrs
Lawyersaregood2 I’m still mad that Kirk never apologized for whiling her at the end of that scene 😠
But real and un biased news are still considered a taboo......
Spoiler alertt
Great to see a jewish man and a black woman kissing on tv. That kind of stuff is frowned upon in Israel.
Thanks for bringing up racism from 50 years ago. Seems like you desire to keep racism alive. I prefer we end racism, racebaiting is not a good thing.
Star Trek was a revolutionary and visionary show in the 1960’s era of tepid television programming. And it still has a lot to teach us today. Here’s an article that explains how the original Star Trek series can help us understand Trump. That ‘s right!
And yet when the same actress kissed a white woman 2 seasons earlier nobody cared at all, it wasnt until a man did it that it became 'groundbreaking'
Good work WilliamShatner & NichelleIsUhura love you guys. GeneRoddenberry StarTrek Equality
WilliamShatner you're in the trends today.
But colour or creed should not come into it when you find love... Love is blindness ...
Some of the most beautiful women in the world are coloured women Don't know why it took so long...
Is that episode permitted to be aired in Mississippi ?
McCoy: Dammit Jim!! Don’t you know this is the 1960s?!?!?
wasn't actually the first interracial kiss on tv
oh for heaven sake, it wasnt like kirk forced his tongue down uhura’s throat...
Accepted? I wish.
SOON
Lucky guy!
Definitely. Check out the whores on Pornhub.
And yet systematic racism is still a serious problem. So close yet so far
Now look at where we are; everyone with white skin in now called racist! Progress.....or real BS!
It was very important, but there were others on tv before it, both on UK and US tv. This Guardian discusses one from 1962.
Didn’t see it then don’t want to see it now but that’s all they push on television
Come on, that’s Brenda Snipes
Just because you put it on TV does not make it generally acceptable. Your attempts to influence the mind's of others falls short everytime.
I have a dream that one day we can stop talking about race. The concept of race is a lie, it's the biggest lie reinforced by the media and society.
The current Uhura is no slouch either.
Uh oh. Conservatives are gonna be angry.
It the telekinetic aliens had made Kirk and Sulu kiss instead, we could have two firsts at once.
Still a favorite of mine
she still sexy af. you too cpt kirk
susan oliver is green and queen
Accepted? Not even close in this country. We are all more alike than we are different
Except Mississippi, the GOP, and the current White House.
Read that script originally called for Leonard Nimoy to kiss Nichelle Nichols. William Shatner had them change it.
I still maintain that Bugs and Elmer Fudd were the first cross-racial & transsexual kiss.
AP has time on its hands. I remember that episode. it was epic. Uhura is a babe.
Man, y'all need to let some things go.
I'll be the judge of that.
And you were damn lucky, Kirk. :)
Trumpers apparently still can’t get over it.
Oh please!
Law Law Latest News, Law Law Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Source: NBCNews - 🏆 10. / 86 Read more »