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Watch: Leslie Jones gave a touching tribute to Whoopi Goldberg about why representation matters

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Just beautiful <3 @lemonade-time

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oh my god. Imagine being Whoopi and hearing that though.

Well, when I was nine years old Star Trek came on,“ Goldberg says. “I looked at it and I went screaming through the house, ‘Come here, mum, everybody, come quick, come quick, there’s a black lady on television and she ain’t no maid!’ I knew right then and there I could be anything I wanted to be.” - See more at: http://www.startrek.com/database_article/goldberg-whoopi#sthash.gKeuf3XI.dpuf

That’s three generations. Nichelle Nichols to Whoopi Goldberg to Leslie Jones.

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Originally posted by geekandsundry

Representation fucking matters.

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It’s crazy to me that even after stuff like this people can say representation is just for the sake of looking diverse and it doesn’t actually matter.

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