I totally disagree with the nomination of Levar Burton to "The Most Embarrassing Black Person Hall of Fame". True he wasn't the most masculine of characters but never has he "cooned" on the show. He was highly intelligent, the Chief of Engineering, and overcaim his disability (he was blind)to become a senior officer. So what he wasn't the "coolest or hippest" person on the show. I'm tired of shows where the brother is always the cool person who is so smooth. Why can't we be the intelligent character who has the responsibility to get the ship moving. We need to see more characters of color with this type of intelligence and responsibilities. Maybe some of the younger people out there would spend more time trying to be smart and successful instead of being cool and dumb. Not saying that you cannot be cool and smart. Personally I think that there are alot of other people that should be inducted into the Hall of Fame who deserve this (dis)honor alot more than Levar Burton. But I guess its too much to ask that we be portrayed as something more than an athlete who is to cool for his own good. Your just feeding into the perception that we are not intelligent enough to command such positions. Maybe if Levar Burton played Worf he would be an acceptable role model. You know the "BIG BLACK NEGRO" there to beat up anyone who gets in his way, who only knows how to use violence to get what he wants.


Outta all the embarrassments this is who you choose.

Gotta do better than that.

Thanks for watching. Goodnight !!