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<blockquote data-quote="MGibster" data-source="post: 8472776" data-attributes="member: 4534">You may belong to a group that is routinely represented on television in various roles.&nbsp; In the 1950s and 60s, it was very uncommon to see African Americans on television who weren't relegated to the role of domestic servants or porters.&nbsp; In the series I, Spy, Bill Cosby and Robert Culp where equal partners which caused many television stations in the South refusing to air the show.&nbsp; It was a big deal for Star Trek not not only have a black woman on the bridge, but we had several episodes with black people in prominent positions.&nbsp; The foremost expert on computers in the Federation was Dr. Daystrom.&nbsp; Again a big deal in the 1960s.&nbsp; Astronaut Ronald McNair was also inspired by watching Star Trek growing up.When you don't see many examples of people who look like you doing something, it's very easy to get the impression that certain things aren't for people like you.&nbsp; So maybe a black kid is interested in in fantasy and science fiction games.&nbsp; But it's 1991 and he takes a look at those Warhammer miniatures and AD&amp;D books and doesn't anyone in those pages who resembles him nor does he see a lot of people playing the game who resembles him.&nbsp; So he figures maybe these games just aren't for him.&nbsp; Representation might not be important to you personally, and that's okay, but it's important to some people.Quite frankly, I think most of us did things when we were younger we'd be embarrassed about today.&nbsp; The times change and we change with them.&nbsp; Well, sometime we change with them.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="MGibster, post: 8472776, member: 4534"] You may belong to a group that is routinely represented on television in various roles. In the 1950s and 60s, it was [I]very[/I] uncommon to see African Americans on television who weren't relegated to the role of domestic servants or porters. In the series [I]I, Spy, [/I]Bill Cosby and Robert Culp where equal partners which caused many television stations in the South refusing to air the show. It was a big deal for Star Trek not not only have a black woman on the bridge, but we had several episodes with black people in prominent positions. The foremost expert on computers in the Federation was Dr. Daystrom. Again a big deal in the 1960s. Astronaut Ronald McNair was also inspired by watching [I]Star Trek [/I]growing up. When you don't see many examples of people who look like you doing something, it's very easy to get the impression that certain things aren't for people like you. So maybe a black kid is interested in in fantasy and science fiction games. But it's 1991 and he takes a look at those Warhammer miniatures and AD&D books and doesn't anyone in those pages who resembles him nor does he see a lot of people playing the game who resembles him. So he figures maybe these games just aren't for him. Representation might not be important to you personally, and that's okay, but it's important to some people. Quite frankly, I think most of us did things when we were younger we'd be embarrassed about today. The times change and we change with them. Well, sometime we change with them. [/QUOTE]

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