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Considering the entire premise of the show, even in 1967, was rooted in diversity, I'm happy to see that.

Many of the black actors that starred in it grew up drinking from separate water fountains through segregation, etc, which was only legally banned a mere 3 years before the show started. I don't find it unlikely that there would have been many people at the time making comments like yours about the mere fact that Uhura was on the bridge - or even being outright angry about it.