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Compare [[Black Vikings]], [[Politically -Correct History]]. Also [[Eternal Sexual Freedom]].

* Martha Jones on ''[[Doctor Who (TV)|Doctor Who]]'' tends to get away with this for the most part, though her trips are rarely to the distant past and when it is, the issue will be addressed. "The Shakespeare Code" had Martha worried about being sold as a slave, but the Doctor assured her this wasn't actually an issue. In reality, there actually were some black people in England, none of whom were slaves, and the dialog was actually meant to teach kids that England wasn't entirely white in the 17th century. Furthermore, the Doctor apparently covered Martha's background as Shakespeare later asked her tell her about a country where women could be doctors. The later "Family of Blood" two-parter had Martha's race subtly addressed as nobody believed a woman, let alone a poor woman (Martha had to pose as a maid), let alone a ''minority'' was capable of being a doctor. Martha got a [[Crowning Moment of Awesome]] proving her extensive medical knowledge to one such doubter.

* ''Contact'' magazine, based on the ''[[Three Two One Contact|3-2-1 Contact]]'' TV show, had a recurring segment involving two time-traveling teenagers. One installment had the (presumably white) American kids get in trouble when they ended up in Japan during [[World War II]]. In Hiroshima just before the bomb was dropped, no less.