Obligatory Leonard Nimoy post.

[elisi]

I don't have a great attachment to Spock, so I've not really felt qualified to share in the outpouring of sadness. (Grew up far away, and without a TV...)

But this is too lovely not to share. With thanks to shadowkat67.

Leonard Nimoy's Advice To A Biracial Girl In 1968

BuzzFeed's Leonora Epstein uncovered this blog post from the blog My Star Trek Scrapbook, which features a letter from a 1968 issue of the defunct teen magazine FaVE! In a letter addressed to Mr. Spock, a young biracial girl laments that she doesn't fit in with either her black or her white peers.

"I know that you are half Vulcan and half human and you have suffered because of this," the girl named F.C. wrote. "My mother is Negro and my father is white and I am told this makes me a half-breed. ... I guess I'll never have any friends."

Nimoy was so moved by the letter that he responded at length in the next issue. "[Spock] said to himself: 'Not everyone will like me,' " Nimoy wrote. "But there will be those who will accept me just for who I am."

Go read the whole thing.

Comments

[enevarim]

Thank you for sharing that.

[elisi]

Many celebrities write letters... But I have rarely seen one so indepth and thoughful.

[ragnarok-08.livejournal.com]

Thank you for sharing the article <3

[elisi]

Totally my pleasure. <3

[geekslave.livejournal.com]

Really lovely article! Thanks for sharing it!

Stacey

[elisi]

My pleasure. Especially as it shows the importance of stories.

[flake-sake.livejournal.com]

Spock was an inspiration to many bullied kids. He certainly was to me. He portrayed someone who was completely different from everybody else around him and didn't get their social interactions on every level. Yet, he still built friendships and was the coolest guy on the ship.

[elisi]

I think the people who ridicule(d) the show never understood why it was important...

[flake-sake.livejournal.com]

I often look back to it and how many progressive ideas these shows introduced. How openminded and fantastic they were. I really miss Star Trek and all it's thought experiments. Most of all the man with perfect control of his emotions.

[elisi]

It's yet another show I should go back and catch up on... *adds to endless list*

[a-phoenixdragon.livejournal.com]

Thank you for this...this is...perfect. Thank you.

*HUGS*

[elisi]

*HUGS BACK*

And all the best in the coming week!

[a-phoenixdragon.livejournal.com]

Thank you, thank you!

*HUGS*

[elisi]

♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥

[theladymore.livejournal.com]

THIS IS WHY LEONARD IS AMAZING!

Also he is such a staple in the jewish community!

[elisi]

Also he is such a staple in the jewish community!
I did not know that. But it makes sense. Thank you. :)

[flowsoffire.livejournal.com]

Loveliness ♥

[elisi]

♥

[sea_thoughts]

He really was a lovely man. Will be sadly missed.

[elisi]

He really was - and will be.