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She wasn’t his wife then, but ‘other woman number one.’ Sadly.
Nichelle Nichols was ‘other woman number two’ in the early days of production of TOS. Her reason for telling Martin Luther King she wanted to quit was because she didn’t want to be ‘the other woman to the other woman.’
Roddenberry was more than willing to change gender stereotypes, but let’s not romanticize his relationships.
She wasn’t his wife then, but ‘other woman number one.’ Sadly.
Nichelle Nichols was ‘other woman number two’ in the early days of production of TOS. Her reason for telling Martin Luther King she wanted to quit was because she didn’t want to be ‘the other woman to the other woman.’
Roddenberry was more than willing to change gender stereotypes, but let’s not romanticize his relationships.