Maybe not. But surely this phenomenon has to be explained somehow. The iron laws of logic do cast doubt on another hypothesis, namely that the late emergence of black Vulcans in the Star Trek universe suggests human-like discrimination against Vulcans who vary from the phenotypic norm. Moreover, the Vulcans have been a space-faring civilization for a very long time, far longer than humans. Would they have been able to unite the planet under a cult of logic while allowing color prejudice to powerfully endure?
When you see Leonard Nimoy in those ears with blue shirt on, do you think "Boy, why would Vulcans be so tall? You would think, " Hey Spock, do that neck thing again.
He is a Vulcan , trapped on Voyager. It's a story. Now when you think too hard, and try to extract too much meaning out of a show that wasn't meant to be read that deeply , then you are stepping out of that suspension.
Voyager has a lot to live up to in the television category, and perhaps it is their fault for not holding the audience. Lots of other Sci-Fi shows use humanoids as characters. It helps the watcher to identify with them. I think that Tuvok being black is a good thing. It gives the show a bit of diversity for plot purposes. And they didn't have any speaking lines.
For example, one was in the Vulcan High Command. So, it's not entirely unnatural to just "assume" that Vulcans are "supposed" to all be similar in skin tone And it should've never been that way. It's completely inappropriate and disrespectful to Artists.
It's the job of an Actor to act out the stories of all races that they may, or may not, belong to - whether they're real, or imagined. To how Mark Lenard plays Sarek. Tim understands how to suggest the dignity and self-control Vulcans are meant to have in a way that very few other Vulcan characters were played.
Tuvok's one of my favourite Vulcans, thanks to Tim Russ' considered performance. Markonian , jaime and Tracy Trek like this. Joined: Apr 11, Location: fireproof Kor and BillJ like this. Is it possible that "black" and "Asian" Vulcans are the result of interbreeding with humans, or other non vulcanoid species? Joined: Mar 27, Location: Lynx Empire. My theory is that Tuvok is from the equatorial region of Vulcan. Vulcan is a warm planet and the people in the equatorial area might have developed a darker skin than the Vulcans living in the polar regions.
Lynx , Jul 21, Nyotarules , Maris Williams , borgboy and 1 other person like this. Ghislaine H. I'll be posting it about once a week, and emailing it to anyone I spot asking one the questions below.
Comments are very welcome, whatever your opinion. Also, I'd like to add further quotes from interviews etc which back up the statements below - type some in and email me! This doesn't seem to be the case. Firstly, by all accounts, the producers didn't set out to cast an African-American actor as Tuvok.
The role was intended for an older, white actor, but no-one suitable could be found. Secondly, the producers have been trying to find a regular role for Russ for years. He was a runner-up for the part of Geordi, and would have been a regular cast member in DS9, but the character was written out at the last moment.
From this, it appears that Tim Russ was cast entirely on his merits as an actor; his colour was irrelevant.
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