Just made me realize that these "first black X" aren't actually full black. Do you think they'll do it again if we ever get actually "full" black options, just dismiss the earlier ones as "not really counting"?
They did pretty much this with the new Star Trek. Couldn't say "first female lead" or "first black lead", so it had to be "first black female lead role (you know, if you don't include Uhura)" So expect them to go first full black, first full black with a disability, first full black trans, first full black from the state of X and whatever other minor criteria they can just to declare whatever it is the First.
Just made me realize that these "first black X" aren't actually full black. Do you think they'll do it again if we ever get actually "full" black options, just dismiss the earlier ones as "not really counting"?
They did pretty much this with the new Star Trek. Couldn't say "first female lead" or "first black lead", so it had to be "first black female lead role (you know, if you don't include Uhura)" So expect them to go first full black, first full black with a disability, first full black trans, first full black from the state of X and whatever other minor criteria they can just to declare whatever it is the First.