I saw this episode the first time when I was a kid. I did not spot the difference until Kirk asked. Once it was pointed out, I was smart enough to understand the message--that the difference between races is superficial and unimportant. So, I wasn’t as stupid as Trump. Yes, I realize that’s not a high bar. Also, not that Trump has ever seen a single episode of Star Trek. I just wanted to shit on Trump, obviously.

We should all take every opportunity to shit on Trump.

Naively, one would presume that half-blackface would be about 50% the cringe-level as blackface… and yet…