Star Trek fans, who in many ways pioneered much of what we now consider to be modern fandom, are certainly no exception. Of course, anybody who’s spent any amount of time on the Internet knows that what a television show canonically chooses to represent on screen and what the audience takes away from it can be very different. I'm dealing with the civil rights movement, the Vietnam War, the Cold War and I need to be able to make that statement by staying on the air.’” And said, ‘I'm treading a fine tight wire here. It was the lowest-rated episode that we had. Louisiana, Alabama, Mississippi, Georgia didn't air that our ratings plummeted. That show was literally blacked out in the south.
“In one episode we had a biracial kiss Captain Kirk and Uhura had a kiss. In a 2015 video for Big Think, Takei elaborated on this story, implying that it happened at some point after the airing of “Plato’s Stepchildren”: By subscribing to the Star Trek newsletter, which may include personalized offers from our advertising partners, you agree to our Terms of Use and acknowledge the data collection and usage practices outlined in our Privacy Policy.