George Takei has this rapist thing nailed down

[krispos42]

DU needs an "obvious" smilie

[TxDemChem]

1. He is right

Double standard

[demigoddess]

2. love George!!

he can cut through and say succinctly what needs to be said.

[Humanist_Activist]

3. George Takei is awesome, and anyone who puts any blame on the victim is a worthless shithead. n/t

[jollyreaper2112]

4. Sadly

I am reading this in his oh my voice. Disturbing.

[tavalon]

9. It's okay, when he wrote it, that was the voice he heard in his head too.

He just talks like that, so I'm quite sure his inner voice is just like that. He's a hoot to talk with in real life. Or Con life, which really isn't real life, it's life just a bit geekier and more sparkly! His husband, Brad, seems cool too, though, he plays the wind beneath the wings guy. He's seems as practical as George seems luminously amusing.

[nomorenomore08]

5. Takei has an uncommon grasp of common sense. Nearly everything he says is "Duh!"

[Spitfire of ATJ]

6. "DU needs an "obvious" smilie"

[krispos42]

8. ...

[tavalon]

7. George Takai is the best thing about Facebook

That man is so whip smart and witty as all get out! I adore him.

[Aristus]

12. Writer Harlan Ellison, who wrote the original teleplay for Star Trek's

"The City On The Edge Of Forever", once said that George Takei is the most charming man he'd ever met.

I can believe that...

[The Second Stone]

14. And everyone who has ever met Harlan Ellison

says he is a big jerk. But can't help it. Takei is a national treasure.

[Aristus]

22. I met Harlan Ellison. I've had dinner with him.

He can be a jerk to some; He doesn't suffer fools gladly, which is to say: he doesn't suffer fools at all.

It's been said that you can judge a man's character by how he behaves with restaurant staff. When we sat down to dinner, I had some trepidation. But he couldn't have been nicer, sweeter, warmer, or more charming to our waiter. He was a joy to share a dinner table with. And a spellbinding story-teller.

Me with Harlan Ellison in 2005:

[DonCoquixote]

26. What happens to Ellison is that

A lot of people read him and either come at him like he is public asshole number one, or give him a lot of fake, possesive "love". Both require a LOT of armor to be worn around the heart and mind.

[CottonBear]

20. I met him back in the late 1970s at a mass transit conference in Chattanooga, TN.

He was incredibly charming and friendly. He is a true gentleman.

[Behind the Aegis]

10. I love him, but...

...while this is true, the questions when a man is raped are much different. When a woman is raped, she is blamed. When a man is raped, he is humiliated for not be a "real man". The real problem is the way victims are treated. It shouldn't matter if they are male, female, or children; they were violated! The rapist is the bad one; NOT THE VICTIM....EVER!

[krispos42]

11. ^^^

What you said.

[mythology]

33. Unless he's in prison in which case

it may have been prison justice in the minds of some.

[DeSwiss]

13. K&R

- About DU needing that obvious smilie?, agreed.

[veness]

24. Agreed +1

Thanks for the obvious! LOL.

[Sirveri]

15. Yeah, because typically he's in prison and everyone is high fiving his 'punishment'.

Rape is disgusting no matter who it happens to.

[SomethingFishy]

16. You know, when I was a kid

if you had told me I'd be spending some of my later years listening to the brilliant musings of Mr Sulu I would have thought you were nuts.

Who knew!

[loudsue]

17. Beautiful.

He sure does clarify the issue.

[La Lioness Priyanka]

18. while i heart takei and think that he tried to raise an important issue,

men who are raped are treated as badly as women who are raped.

[Exultant Democracy]

19. Wrong on this one George. When a man is raped in america his prison jump suit is often remarked on

this is in very poor taste considering that the majority of rape in America is committed against men in prison.

[Buzz Clik]

28. +1

[Rex]

21. Dam that man is brilliant.

Never even thought of that! So very, very true.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

23. It's obvious, but unfortunately it needs to be stated. Takei is very sharp. nt

[Auntie Bush]

25. Hammer hits nail on head!

[Buzz Clik]

27. When was the last time you heard when a man (not boy) was raped?

[me b zola]

29. This may be why this is so brilliant

Because men and boys are raped everyday...and we never hear about that. George managed to defend women and remind us of what men go through as well.

[Buzz Clik]

34. I guess that's why I find Tweets ridiculous as a general rule.

They can be pithy and clever and wicked, but they have little possibility of delivering anything even resembling content.

You interpret the Tweet as brilliant and inclusive; I see it as shallow and dismissive. Only George could clear it up, but a Tweet couldn't possibly have enough characters to explain.

[sarge43]

31. About ten days ago

http://www.cnn.com/2013/03/13/us/military-sexual-assault

Money quote: About 10,700 of those cases 56% involved male victims.

[Exultant Democracy]

35. You do know that more men are raped in America then women, it just isn't talked about.

[unreadierLizard]

30. Wrong.

When a man is raped, you never hear about it at all.

[sfpcjock]

32. Great, LoL. K&R