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by tinus_hn 2052 days ago
Here’s the story of a lady inspired by the character of lt. Uhura on the original Star Trek:

https://today.duke.edu/2013/10/maejemison

In the future there are going to be similar stories about people inspired by president Obama and Vice President Harris because these models show them how far they can go.

It’s not about identity politics, it’s about showing people they can escape the box society appears to capture them in.

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There are plenty of successful german Turks though, to the point where such propaganda might have the reverse effect: why would anyone assume they can't escape.