Forgetting about the racial part for a moment -
this is another example of people / icons from my youth – that are getting old and dying. We grew up with these people on TV – Nimoy, Shatner, Nichelle Nichols, even George Takei.
They’re now either dead or well into their 80s and looking frail.
Sure, it’s the cycle of life, but it saddens me and makes me feel old.