I enjoy listening to the editorial comments from Cenk, and am against the bill as I understand it. But, give us a break with comments like The Bill would "punish the teachers with up to 30 days in jail -- which is absurd." What is absurd about including some means with which to enforce a law? Maybe a case could be made for 45 days incarceration. While we may agree that matching punishment should be 'None,' at least we should also agree that any law should have enforcement.
@erjoalgo Huh? "You stupid dawg?" Is that a question? Is it an insult? Is it a compliment? Is it English? Be clear about what you are writing if you are going to reply. I hope you are not trying to intone that I am stupid, for if you did, it was in a very illiterate manner. Please speak with clarity, dawg.
hahaha I am losing patience for retards like yourself whose opinions are damaging to society.
Yes, idiot, it is absurd to put someone in jail for using a government "censored" word. If your ignorant ass ever learns anything about history, you will find that it is in fact much worse than just absurd.
Jail itself is a primitive means of dealing with crime. It does not improve people, in fact it compromises the mental health of those entrapped in that barbaric justice system.
you are just a dumbass, I don't have time to convince you of how stupid you are.
The final note is that, Yes, it is patently absurd. And regarding your point about law enforcement, no, not all laws have to be enforced.
Especially if the law in question is heavily controversial, such as this one, it is enough of a victory for those republican clowns to get their law passed because that sends the message that "gay is wrong".
THAT IS ENOUGH OF A VICTORY FOR THOSE CLOWNS. THE LAST THING WE NEED IS TO PUT TEACHERS IN JAIL FOR SAYING SOMETHING THAT THOSE CLOWNS DON'T LIKE.
And, as George mentioned, it is these clowns' own insecurity about their sexuality/marriage/morality (or their retarded dogmas) that motivates their hate/intolerance. Now what do teachers have to do with this?
So yes. YES IT IS ABSURD to put anyone in JAIL over this.
I hope you get something out of this, otherwise go fuck yourself.
@erjoalgo You are truly without a clue, and have signs of schitzophrenia. You say "hahaha I am losing patience." You say "I just feel in my heart that marriage should be between a man and a woman," but then you add "I am not homophobic" -- I'm not saying you are, but to end it with 'at all' shows your motivation. Do you just vent whenever you can, even when inappropriate, with a gibberish that can't be understood? Now that that has been addressed... reread my original post.
@erjoalgo I didn't argue for jail-terms. I clearly stated that I AM AGAINST THE LEGISLATION. Wake up man! If you want to argue against what I did say, you would argue that Cink should continue to also give an inappropriately emotionally worded statement without any factual basis. As long as you are preaching the history tone, consider the similar words of GW Bush, for that doesn't even have to be mulled over too long, or did you forget even that too? Only reply with support for namecalling.
"You say "I just feel in my heart that marriage should be between a man and a woman," but then you add "I am not homophobic" -- I'm not saying you are, but to end it with 'at all' shows your motivation"
I didn't say that, that was the guy responding to my post.
Inappropriately emotionally worded statement? To say that it is absurd to throw people in jail for saying a government censored word?
I wonder if the reason they want to ban the word gay in school is do to bulling, because I remember in school a lot of kids were called gay when they weren't.
I consider myself to be very liberal but for some reason I have a problem with gay marriage. It just doesn't sit well with me. Who knows, maybe I'm a dinosaur...
@erjoalgo I just feel in my heart that marriage should be between a man and a woman. I'm not homophobic at all and I'm all for some form of civil unions for gay people that gives them all the rights of married people, but I can't get past what may be "old fashioned" thinking, but that's just how I feel.
Fair enough. Yeah, if there is a sort of legal status that gives gays ALL the rights of married couples, I don't see the big fuss about gay marriage. Gays should just wait until society is more open minded, meanwhile reap all the legal benefits of marriage.
To push for gay marriage just for the "title" seems like just too much right now.
@erjoalgo I don't think they should have to wait, no group of people who isn't being given something that the majority of people has isn't right, and telling them to just wait is kind of rude, would you tell an interracial couple that they should have just waited? no, if everyone just waited around, stuff wouldn't get done. You're looking at it as just a title, but it means so much more than that to the gay community.
@erjoalgo Also, this is the age of the internet, nothing is too much right now, change is constant, due to the easy access of information now adays it's easier to get people to accept/tolerate certain things.
i think gay people r taking it too far call me crazy but aren't we suppose to bean open society for instnce in highschools they r these assemblies with gya people talking no offense i don;t give 2 shits about your gayness yet its wrong to not accept it they way i c it givethem the rightd but don;t tlk shit or force be to attend shit like thAT WHEN I CUD GIVE 2 FUKS ABOUT IT
@dojOdRiFTeR You were forced to a attend a gay pride parade?? What else have they forced you to do? Well anyway... I'm with you, any gay that forces his gayness on me is bang out of order. Just last week, I was minding my own business stroking this guy's leg, being straight, getting naked, and then BAM!!!... cock up my arse! It was almost like he thought I was GAY?!?! Fucking gays... bang out of order. Best bet is to ravage them before they can ravage you, give em a taste of their own medicine!
@dojOdRiFTeR I agree with you. I don't think you should be forced to go to any assemblies. You clearly need to spend all the time you can in the classroom learning English. Nothing should prevent you from focusing solely on trying to write a single correct sentence.
@dojOdRiFTeR Yet i bet you'd have no problem attending an assembly regarding the rights of black people or asians, lolz, also, learn how to speak English =D The point of any assembly like that are to try to teach students that people are who they are so don't discriminate them, like racism or sexism or discrimination against the disabled, it's the same thing (and a gay assembly? really? this sounds like cock and bull)
If I have to deal with this crazy chick of a wife....why cant they be just as miserable. Equal Rights for everyone! EpicBear for President ya'll....Peace!
Fucking christ... what is this the 1800's? Getting sick of all the hate. Mind your own fucking business and stop telling other people what they can and can't do. Its not your life, so your opinion doesn't matter.
I grew up in Virginia... living in Tennessee right now for college. I am so working on getting the hell out of this state because of things like this. Where I live and work, Johnson City, being gay is fairly well accepted. I hope people don't think most people in TN are stupid because some decide to do shit like this. :)
@JCLeSinge Unfortunately yes we are... its due to the fact we elect republicans into office who want their agenda passed, nothing more nothing less. They aren't "christian" any more than an atheist (for the most part), they just use that to sucker citizens into voting for them.
Tennessee must be SOOOOOO fuckn gay! They should secede from the USA and call themselves Tennessuck, with the slogan "Where gays come to fuck each other in the asshole"
Please - only hate e-mails from actual gays please. I'll hook you up with my gay friends, okay.
I'll never understand homophobia. I've seen a few people I knew since kids who realized/came out later in life. Looking back, it became obvious that that's how they were born, it just didn't seem obvious when we were kids.
what do I care who they fool around with, date or marry? should we give gay people the right to tell straight people how to live?
Takei makes a LOT of good points here about the "family values" crowd.
I am old enough (40) to remember when being gay was still instinctively looked at as being wrong and I admit that I was one that used to think like it. I am happy to admit that since the 80's / 90's people like George have totally changed this outlook. Nowadays I honestly have no opinion on gays, no approval, no disapproval, just like I see everyone that is straight, I just do not see it as worth giving any attention to. I have George as a friend on FB and twitter and think he is a super star.
@dj2038 Thank you. I wish more people would ignore sexuality like that. Unless someone wants to date me or I want to date them it's not really their business.
I love this so much. I've been watching this grow on Twitter and facebook... He's a wonderful person. I did notice that this video's description says "Mr. Zulu" but the character's name is Sulu with an S not a Z... Perhaps the poster will change that and the "MrZulu" tag as well. Thanks for posting though!
frictionRx9 is actually a liberal and is just playing devil's advocate to further strengthen the position that sexuality is irrelevant and opposers are bigots. He satirizes republican insecurities for our amusement. Slightly amusing trolling but not intelligent enough to pass as real. 6/10.
@WigglyMalmsteam I'm liberal, but everyone is insecure. This isn't a bi-partisan issue. In fact nothing is a a bi-partisan issue. Democrats have spoken against gay marriage too. I'm a little confused as how the person you're speaking of is "actually a liberal" just because they are trying to troll. I don't think trolling is effective activism...
Does anybody know what the tension between George Takei and William Shatner is about? I heard they don't get along very well. George seems to be so friendly, how could you not like him?
@RottenRroses I haven't heard about it, but honestly their relationship is no one's business but theirs. Which is similar to this interview, really... Mind your own relationships type of deal. That's not an attack, just a thought...
@NyanBoi If they have their differences in the public it is of course open for the public to discuss. No one is getting through their private mail or tapping their phones.
@RottenRroses Uh... I disagree, unless it's a safety issue, let them work it out. The only reason it would be "public" is because they are both famous and they worked together (drama). You're asking what it's about, but if they made that part public you would know. If they don't tell us, it's not public. This isn't a video about gossip anyways.
@NyanBoi What do you think I want to know? I don't want any "secret" information obtained by wiretapping. Of course I want to know if there is public information about the issue because they vocalized their disagreements publically. They are both public figures, what they make public is open for the public to discuss.
I was asking if somebody else knows more about this topic than I do. Do you know everything that was ever made public? Certainly not.
@NyanBoi And you certainly don't have to know. You see, my question was if anybody knows more about this topic not who does not care to know. If the media wasn't able to discuss celebrities and their personal matters a large part of it would already be out of business.
They are celebrities and role models to many with a strong influence on the general population and therefore their lives are naturally much more interesting to a lot more people than the lives of ordinary people.
@RottenRroses They are ordinary people. Don't put them on a pedestal like that! I know that's what society thinks that doesn't mean you have to agree. So don't say these things like they are "facts" they just the opinions the general public. If you disagree with me, fine. This is the Internet so if you don't want a response that you don't like, you probably shouldn't ask here.
@NyanBoi But they aren't ordinary people like everybody else, they are famous. They are public persons, their job is interacting with the public through the media. They interact with the society and the society talks about them. That is how they earn their money. You contradict yourself. They are not ordinary people, precisely because society holds them to a higher standard. If they speak publically their words carry a lot of weight. Their opinion matters a lot more than yours or mine.
@RottenRroses That depends on who we are talking about it matter to. I value people whom I love and trust's opinions WAY over some "famous" person. They are the same, only known more. I'm sad that you think otherwise. What a sad way to live...
@NyanBoi No it does not depend on what you or me as individuals think of their opinions, it depends on what society as a whole thinks about them, how many people they can reach with their words. You may deny it as long as you like, famous people are heared and they have a lot of influence. Whether it's Snooki or Hitchens, people listen.
It's "sad" that you don't get it through your thick skull, that fame leads to a position of influence. And it is "sad" that you must resort to ad hominems.
@RottenRroses Influence is not what you said. You said their opinions are more important. Influence just means more people hear them, so (yes) more people listen. That does not make them more important. I would never value some famous person over someone who care about me. Even if "society" tells me I should. That's shallow and (-le gasp!-) very sad if people would. It's also SAD that you're resorting to insults. "Thick skull"? I suppose that could mean I am more protected against brain damage.
@NyanBoi To the insult, I just reply likewise. I don't have to take your abuse with smiling grace.
But of course are opinions more important if they are more important to more people. You can have the best opinion, the best arguments and the best concepts but none of that matters if nobody cares, if nobody takes you seriously.
On the other hand if a lot of people take you seriously even though what you say is largely rubbish, your opinion is still more important to the society, e.g. Palin.
@RottenRroses I didn't insult you, I felt badly that you think this way. Perhaps we are defining "important" differently. I will leave it at that because you are still saying the same thing. You also must define "nobody" differently. Well, I can't change the way you use words. I will cease commenting even if you reply because you seem to feel that I am abusing you. I am sorry if I hurt you somehow...
How sad you feel that way, you obviously just can't grasp what I say. I feel bad for you.
I gladly repeat myself to help you understand. Someone who has a lot of influence is important, someone who doesn't have influence is unimportant. No matter how you judge his actions, if he has a lot of influence he is an important person.
I really pity you that you can't understand these simple concepts, I honestly feel for you.
I think their heart is in the right place, but it's not actually going to help anything. You don't prevent kids from becoming prostitutes or drug addicts by just pretending sex and drugs don't exist. We need to teach kids about the dangers of stuff like prostitution and drug addiction, not just shove it under the rug, and the same goes for homosexuality.
@frictionRx9. "lolz ima find me 1 of these gays and ima call him names and bully him and beat him up." When you do this why don't you take a friend of yours with you so they can tape it and post it on youtube so you can show the rest of us dummies and whimps how much of a genius and man you are?
When Palin becomes POTUS, there will be NO gays and lesbians in the Palination! President Palin will have them all STRAIGHTENED OUT in a mandatory reeducation program! Even Mr. Takei will be converted into straight! Even Takei is also an improper term for homosexual!
Love both
BobSlydell100 2 weeks ago
He's got a fantastic voice lol
bewilderedkettle 1 month ago
finally a better word then "gay" thank you george.
gilahappy 2 months ago
GEORGE TAKEI IS GOD.
wolfpup233 4 months ago
I miss Cenk Uygur on MSNBC :(
luckily hes back on TYT so i can get my daily dose of progressive views :L LOVE THIS INTERVIEW
grant11102 6 months ago
I loved him in Heroes :)
kosmonaut5 9 months ago
lock up dem teacher!
killpath 9 months ago
LEGEND!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
CriminalMinds89 9 months ago
His voice is awesome!
Zetra7 9 months ago 4
Cenk is soo happy when he interviews people from Star Trek.
HWGuyEG 9 months ago 4
His appearances on Stern are awesome.
"omg, you have such a beautiful cock!"
Somai82 9 months ago
@Somai82 Musculature.
halfsilver 9 months ago
As a straight man, I can honestly say I'd go Takei for George/
DrDumb002 9 months ago 3
I enjoy listening to the editorial comments from Cenk, and am against the bill as I understand it. But, give us a break with comments like The Bill would "punish the teachers with up to 30 days in jail -- which is absurd." What is absurd about including some means with which to enforce a law? Maybe a case could be made for 45 days incarceration. While we may agree that matching punishment should be 'None,' at least we should also agree that any law should have enforcement.
mreynold1000 9 months ago
@mreynold1000
you stupid dawg?
erjoalgo 9 months ago
@erjoalgo Huh? "You stupid dawg?" Is that a question? Is it an insult? Is it a compliment? Is it English? Be clear about what you are writing if you are going to reply. I hope you are not trying to intone that I am stupid, for if you did, it was in a very illiterate manner. Please speak with clarity, dawg.
mreynold1000 9 months ago
@mreynold1000
hahaha I am losing patience for retards like yourself whose opinions are damaging to society.
Yes, idiot, it is absurd to put someone in jail for using a government "censored" word. If your ignorant ass ever learns anything about history, you will find that it is in fact much worse than just absurd.
Jail itself is a primitive means of dealing with crime. It does not improve people, in fact it compromises the mental health of those entrapped in that barbaric justice system.
erjoalgo 9 months ago
@erjoalgo
If you think jail is the way to go, you...
you are just a dumbass, I don't have time to convince you of how stupid you are.
The final note is that, Yes, it is patently absurd. And regarding your point about law enforcement, no, not all laws have to be enforced.
Especially if the law in question is heavily controversial, such as this one, it is enough of a victory for those republican clowns to get their law passed because that sends the message that "gay is wrong".
erjoalgo 9 months ago
@erjoalgo
THAT IS ENOUGH OF A VICTORY FOR THOSE CLOWNS. THE LAST THING WE NEED IS TO PUT TEACHERS IN JAIL FOR SAYING SOMETHING THAT THOSE CLOWNS DON'T LIKE.
And, as George mentioned, it is these clowns' own insecurity about their sexuality/marriage/morality (or their retarded dogmas) that motivates their hate/intolerance. Now what do teachers have to do with this?
So yes. YES IT IS ABSURD to put anyone in JAIL over this.
I hope you get something out of this, otherwise go fuck yourself.
erjoalgo 9 months ago
@erjoalgo You are truly without a clue, and have signs of schitzophrenia. You say "hahaha I am losing patience." You say "I just feel in my heart that marriage should be between a man and a woman," but then you add "I am not homophobic" -- I'm not saying you are, but to end it with 'at all' shows your motivation. Do you just vent whenever you can, even when inappropriate, with a gibberish that can't be understood? Now that that has been addressed... reread my original post.
mreynold1000 9 months ago
@erjoalgo I didn't argue for jail-terms. I clearly stated that I AM AGAINST THE LEGISLATION. Wake up man! If you want to argue against what I did say, you would argue that Cink should continue to also give an inappropriately emotionally worded statement without any factual basis. As long as you are preaching the history tone, consider the similar words of GW Bush, for that doesn't even have to be mulled over too long, or did you forget even that too? Only reply with support for namecalling.
mreynold1000 9 months ago
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@mreynold1000
dude wtf are you talking about?
"You say "I just feel in my heart that marriage should be between a man and a woman," but then you add "I am not homophobic" -- I'm not saying you are, but to end it with 'at all' shows your motivation"
I didn't say that, that was the guy responding to my post.
Inappropriately emotionally worded statement? To say that it is absurd to throw people in jail for saying a government censored word?
Nah
erjoalgo 9 months ago
I wonder if the reason they want to ban the word gay in school is do to bulling, because I remember in school a lot of kids were called gay when they weren't.
GoogleVideoMan 9 months ago
@GoogleVideoMan I wish that were the reason, but sadly, it isn't.
BonnieHalfElven 9 months ago
Tekei? LOL I love this
LetsBringPeace 9 months ago
@mistara31415 No problem, to be brutally honest the only reason I knew that was because I Wikipedia-ed (?) the name and got this info. :)
NeilCrouse 9 months ago
Capt Sulu is awesome. I'm Takei and proud
disamjisa 9 months ago
He is SO Takei!
Oli3TB76 9 months ago
YO! REPUBLICANS ARE SOME TAKEI ASS CORPORATE BITCHES! xD
acewings221 9 months ago
Oh Takei, you've made my life so much better! X3 <3
SuperDuckyWho 9 months ago
I consider myself to be very liberal but for some reason I have a problem with gay marriage. It just doesn't sit well with me. Who knows, maybe I'm a dinosaur...
NewYorkCityUSA7 9 months ago
@NewYorkCityUSA7 But do you have a problem with Takei marriage? I would imagine not.
DauntlessScourge 9 months ago
@NewYorkCityUSA7
What is your problem with it?
erjoalgo 9 months ago
@erjoalgo I just feel in my heart that marriage should be between a man and a woman. I'm not homophobic at all and I'm all for some form of civil unions for gay people that gives them all the rights of married people, but I can't get past what may be "old fashioned" thinking, but that's just how I feel.
NewYorkCityUSA7 9 months ago
@NewYorkCityUSA7
Fair enough. Yeah, if there is a sort of legal status that gives gays ALL the rights of married couples, I don't see the big fuss about gay marriage. Gays should just wait until society is more open minded, meanwhile reap all the legal benefits of marriage.
To push for gay marriage just for the "title" seems like just too much right now.
erjoalgo 9 months ago
@erjoalgo I don't think they should have to wait, no group of people who isn't being given something that the majority of people has isn't right, and telling them to just wait is kind of rude, would you tell an interracial couple that they should have just waited? no, if everyone just waited around, stuff wouldn't get done. You're looking at it as just a title, but it means so much more than that to the gay community.
ILikeToPlayWithFire 8 months ago
@erjoalgo Also, this is the age of the internet, nothing is too much right now, change is constant, due to the easy access of information now adays it's easier to get people to accept/tolerate certain things.
ILikeToPlayWithFire 8 months ago
Lol! <3 Takei!
mariofargetta 9 months ago
When will the first explicitly Takei Pride Parade happen? I'd go!
Hellfryable 9 months ago
Awesome interview Cenk!
miasmablk 9 months ago 2
George is simply outstanding,
skyhookman 9 months ago
lol
i think gay people r taking it too far call me crazy but aren't we suppose to bean open society for instnce in highschools they r these assemblies with gya people talking no offense i don;t give 2 shits about your gayness yet its wrong to not accept it they way i c it givethem the rightd but don;t tlk shit or force be to attend shit like thAT WHEN I CUD GIVE 2 FUKS ABOUT IT
dojOdRiFTeR 9 months ago
@dojOdRiFTeR You were forced to a attend a gay pride parade?? What else have they forced you to do? Well anyway... I'm with you, any gay that forces his gayness on me is bang out of order. Just last week, I was minding my own business stroking this guy's leg, being straight, getting naked, and then BAM!!!... cock up my arse! It was almost like he thought I was GAY?!?! Fucking gays... bang out of order. Best bet is to ravage them before they can ravage you, give em a taste of their own medicine!
coolman9999uk 9 months ago 20
@dojOdRiFTeR I agree with you. I don't think you should be forced to go to any assemblies. You clearly need to spend all the time you can in the classroom learning English. Nothing should prevent you from focusing solely on trying to write a single correct sentence.
cameronb90 9 months ago 4
@dojOdRiFTeR Yet i bet you'd have no problem attending an assembly regarding the rights of black people or asians, lolz, also, learn how to speak English =D The point of any assembly like that are to try to teach students that people are who they are so don't discriminate them, like racism or sexism or discrimination against the disabled, it's the same thing (and a gay assembly? really? this sounds like cock and bull)
ILikeToPlayWithFire 8 months ago
Mr. Sulu, I salute you!
ryoga316 9 months ago
@mistara31415 "The Naked Now" is from TNG, the origional with Takei was called "The Naked Time" :)
NeilCrouse 9 months ago
sulu FTW!!!
Scipio2021 9 months ago
Oh myyy!!!
My love and respect for George Takei grow more and more each minute! *-*
Moonshine3991 9 months ago
Why is the volume so low?
cappastrano 9 months ago
Wonderful interview.
EMPERORMIKI 9 months ago
Takei should do voice-overs, he sounds like he could sell me a Pepsi
mangaas 9 months ago 6
@mangaas he's done voice-overs for some animated shows
froggymicwop 9 months ago
This feels like Takeiing the system to me.
aaronsande 9 months ago
@aaronsande Fuck. I meant "Takeiming" the system. Damnit, no points for me.
aaronsande 9 months ago
This law is straight out from Orwell's 1984.
Next law on the list: you can't say "freedom of speech" outside of designated areas.
MastermindX 9 months ago
Cenk must have been dying, wanting to talk about Star Trek.
kreskinkun 9 months ago 5
8 republicans are still in the closet.
interfan63 9 months ago
This guys voice is awesome, he should have his voice be in an alarm clock to wake people up.
boricuamm707 9 months ago
Not only would the bill have done all that but it would have been disastrous to the curriculum
Try teaching a high school english class without encountering some form of homosexuality
A Rose for Emily, Canturbury Tales, Frankenstein, etc. what are you going to take all those away?
unorthodoxJ 9 months ago
ooohh mmyyyy!
WesSideCali 9 months ago
Banning Speech under the threat of Imprisonment. Another example of the "Small Government" Party.
BarackMcBush 9 months ago 3
This is illogical.
BarackMcBush 9 months ago
I am sooooo Takei!
0Krusnik0 9 months ago
Thumbs up for the gays!
brandnutopian 9 months ago
gay
leon625 9 months ago
His voice reminds me of Tay Zonday.
dankbot420 9 months ago
If I have to deal with this crazy chick of a wife....why cant they be just as miserable. Equal Rights for everyone! EpicBear for President ya'll....Peace!
EpicBear2010 9 months ago
george takei is awesome
BerryJoy 9 months ago 53
Fucking christ... what is this the 1800's? Getting sick of all the hate. Mind your own fucking business and stop telling other people what they can and can't do. Its not your life, so your opinion doesn't matter.
GeneralHoohah 9 months ago 3
I'm not gay,but I'm all for being Takei.
BoneYardsCantina 9 months ago 4
Thanks to that bill, every English teacher and professor who teaches Huck Finn will go to jail.
DrQuijano 9 months ago 4
Cool, Cenk Speaking with Mr. Sulu!! Scotty, 2 to beam up!! Aye Captain!!
sargetech 9 months ago
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sargetech 9 months ago
Lol... there is a takei (gay) ad next to the video.
xXRazorSharp101Xx 9 months ago
Hellooooooooooooooo!
upabittoolate 9 months ago
what a fucking homo
zpythonz 9 months ago
@zpythonz You hate gay people?
GeneralHoohah 9 months ago
@GeneralHoohah How is anywhere in my post me bashing gays? Never did I say i hate them
zpythonz 9 months ago
@zpythonz How can "what a fucking homo" NOT be translated to "I'm a gay basher"?!?
Oo
GeneralHoohah 9 months ago
@GeneralHoohah maybe he meant "Homo sapiens" Which in latin means "wise or knowing man" according to wikithingy lol !!!
TheStrazy 9 months ago
MSNBC is gay.
legalizethegreen 9 months ago
Love the voice.
FamilyRoyalty 9 months ago
this guy is tikay!!!!!
crackfloor 9 months ago
I grew up in Virginia... living in Tennessee right now for college. I am so working on getting the hell out of this state because of things like this. Where I live and work, Johnson City, being gay is fairly well accepted. I hope people don't think most people in TN are stupid because some decide to do shit like this. :)
kellenslilman 9 months ago
There's actually a legal battler over whether teachers can say gay?
Are we regressing societally?
JCLeSinge 9 months ago 2
@JCLeSinge Unfortunately yes we are... its due to the fact we elect republicans into office who want their agenda passed, nothing more nothing less. They aren't "christian" any more than an atheist (for the most part), they just use that to sucker citizens into voting for them.
kellenslilman 9 months ago
As soon as people start minding their own fucking buisness the world will be a better place.
groovyengineer 9 months ago 4
@groovyengineer Got that shit right!
kellenslilman 9 months ago
30 days in jail? That is so gay.
spinnersmetal 9 months ago
30 days jail for saying a "gay"...
ARE YOU FUCKING KIDDING ME?!
Wolfau5 9 months ago 4
Takei Secrets on Conan was the bomb. I never knew this nigga was gay until I saw a video on YouTube about him speaking out about it.
MaicoMoon 9 months ago
gay japanese man.
dna1987 9 months ago
@dna1987 thanks, tourettes guy.
CognosSquare 9 months ago
Tennessee must be SOOOOOO fuckn gay! They should secede from the USA and call themselves Tennessuck, with the slogan "Where gays come to fuck each other in the asshole"
Please - only hate e-mails from actual gays please. I'll hook you up with my gay friends, okay.
ron7006 9 months ago
just met George at phx comicon nicest guy in the world!!! :)
agenstuall85 9 months ago
He's 74?! Wow.. Takei FTW
KingOfTheKill10001 9 months ago
@MrBorisbadanoff Says who? where does it even say that? That was you just pulling something out of your ass?
CheaNukka824 9 months ago
I love this man...and I cant believe he is 74!!!!!
=)
beastygeorge 9 months ago
Yes, cuz we all know that if you don't say "gay" then there will be no homosexuals.
MobRulesNow 9 months ago
what a bunch of Takeis!!!!!!!!!!!!
bkhex 9 months ago
homophobes are people who aren't comfortable with their own sexuality.
splein23 9 months ago 4
I'll never understand homophobia. I've seen a few people I knew since kids who realized/came out later in life. Looking back, it became obvious that that's how they were born, it just didn't seem obvious when we were kids.
what do I care who they fool around with, date or marry? should we give gay people the right to tell straight people how to live?
Takei makes a LOT of good points here about the "family values" crowd.
eatmorenachos 9 months ago
George Takei, the greatest troll in histroy.
wtfd00d08 9 months ago
Takei was awesome as Sulu. My gaydar never registered a blip.
TheIndependentView2 9 months ago
Takei? Cenk? IN ONE ROOM?!
HomoCyborgZombie 9 months ago 2
There's a expression called, "If you love it, put a ring on it". How doesn't this apply to gays?
Riley41Room1 9 months ago
George's smooth voice makes me want to go Takei for him.
TheCelticNinja 9 months ago 125
@TheCelticNinja that is sooo takei.
Gh0stface89 9 months ago
@TheCelticNinja 2 funny :)
NeilCrouse 9 months ago
Yeah , Star Trek was truly a progressive concept. First interracial kiss on TV and now this ... I am PROUD to be a trekkie.
gaglamesh731 9 months ago 3
Tennessee is a pile of shit.
TheFunkadelicFan 9 months ago
I am old enough (40) to remember when being gay was still instinctively looked at as being wrong and I admit that I was one that used to think like it. I am happy to admit that since the 80's / 90's people like George have totally changed this outlook. Nowadays I honestly have no opinion on gays, no approval, no disapproval, just like I see everyone that is straight, I just do not see it as worth giving any attention to. I have George as a friend on FB and twitter and think he is a super star.
dj2038 9 months ago
@dj2038 Thank you. I wish more people would ignore sexuality like that. Unless someone wants to date me or I want to date them it's not really their business.
NyanBoi 9 months ago
Phazer's set to pwn
wessiderider187 9 months ago
win
pyr666 9 months ago
I love this so much. I've been watching this grow on Twitter and facebook... He's a wonderful person. I did notice that this video's description says "Mr. Zulu" but the character's name is Sulu with an S not a Z... Perhaps the poster will change that and the "MrZulu" tag as well. Thanks for posting though!
NyanBoi 9 months ago
frictionRx9 is actually a liberal and is just playing devil's advocate to further strengthen the position that sexuality is irrelevant and opposers are bigots. He satirizes republican insecurities for our amusement. Slightly amusing trolling but not intelligent enough to pass as real. 6/10.
WigglyMalmsteam 9 months ago
@WigglyMalmsteam I'm liberal, but everyone is insecure. This isn't a bi-partisan issue. In fact nothing is a a bi-partisan issue. Democrats have spoken against gay marriage too. I'm a little confused as how the person you're speaking of is "actually a liberal" just because they are trying to troll. I don't think trolling is effective activism...
NyanBoi 9 months ago
George Takei rocks. You don't have to be a Trekkie to be a fan of Takei rights!
bohemianspiritmn 9 months ago
homophobia is so takei
Surtr92 9 months ago 3
Does anybody know what the tension between George Takei and William Shatner is about? I heard they don't get along very well. George seems to be so friendly, how could you not like him?
RottenRroses 9 months ago
@RottenRroses I haven't heard about it, but honestly their relationship is no one's business but theirs. Which is similar to this interview, really... Mind your own relationships type of deal. That's not an attack, just a thought...
NyanBoi 9 months ago
@NyanBoi If they have their differences in the public it is of course open for the public to discuss. No one is getting through their private mail or tapping their phones.
RottenRroses 9 months ago
@RottenRroses Uh... I disagree, unless it's a safety issue, let them work it out. The only reason it would be "public" is because they are both famous and they worked together (drama). You're asking what it's about, but if they made that part public you would know. If they don't tell us, it's not public. This isn't a video about gossip anyways.
NyanBoi 9 months ago
@NyanBoi What do you think I want to know? I don't want any "secret" information obtained by wiretapping. Of course I want to know if there is public information about the issue because they vocalized their disagreements publically. They are both public figures, what they make public is open for the public to discuss.
I was asking if somebody else knows more about this topic than I do. Do you know everything that was ever made public? Certainly not.
RottenRroses 9 months ago
@RottenRroses Settle down... I already said I don't care to know. Try Google instead an off-topic comment. I'm sure tabloid sites are eating it up...
NyanBoi 9 months ago
@NyanBoi And you certainly don't have to know. You see, my question was if anybody knows more about this topic not who does not care to know. If the media wasn't able to discuss celebrities and their personal matters a large part of it would already be out of business.
They are celebrities and role models to many with a strong influence on the general population and therefore their lives are naturally much more interesting to a lot more people than the lives of ordinary people.
RottenRroses 9 months ago
@RottenRroses They are ordinary people. Don't put them on a pedestal like that! I know that's what society thinks that doesn't mean you have to agree. So don't say these things like they are "facts" they just the opinions the general public. If you disagree with me, fine. This is the Internet so if you don't want a response that you don't like, you probably shouldn't ask here.
NyanBoi 9 months ago
@NyanBoi But they aren't ordinary people like everybody else, they are famous. They are public persons, their job is interacting with the public through the media. They interact with the society and the society talks about them. That is how they earn their money. You contradict yourself. They are not ordinary people, precisely because society holds them to a higher standard. If they speak publically their words carry a lot of weight. Their opinion matters a lot more than yours or mine.
RottenRroses 9 months ago
@RottenRroses That depends on who we are talking about it matter to. I value people whom I love and trust's opinions WAY over some "famous" person. They are the same, only known more. I'm sad that you think otherwise. What a sad way to live...
NyanBoi 9 months ago
@NyanBoi No it does not depend on what you or me as individuals think of their opinions, it depends on what society as a whole thinks about them, how many people they can reach with their words. You may deny it as long as you like, famous people are heared and they have a lot of influence. Whether it's Snooki or Hitchens, people listen.
It's "sad" that you don't get it through your thick skull, that fame leads to a position of influence. And it is "sad" that you must resort to ad hominems.
RottenRroses 9 months ago
@RottenRroses Influence is not what you said. You said their opinions are more important. Influence just means more people hear them, so (yes) more people listen. That does not make them more important. I would never value some famous person over someone who care about me. Even if "society" tells me I should. That's shallow and (-le gasp!-) very sad if people would. It's also SAD that you're resorting to insults. "Thick skull"? I suppose that could mean I am more protected against brain damage.
NyanBoi 9 months ago
@NyanBoi To the insult, I just reply likewise. I don't have to take your abuse with smiling grace.
But of course are opinions more important if they are more important to more people. You can have the best opinion, the best arguments and the best concepts but none of that matters if nobody cares, if nobody takes you seriously.
On the other hand if a lot of people take you seriously even though what you say is largely rubbish, your opinion is still more important to the society, e.g. Palin.
RottenRroses 9 months ago
@RottenRroses I didn't insult you, I felt badly that you think this way. Perhaps we are defining "important" differently. I will leave it at that because you are still saying the same thing. You also must define "nobody" differently. Well, I can't change the way you use words. I will cease commenting even if you reply because you seem to feel that I am abusing you. I am sorry if I hurt you somehow...
NyanBoi 9 months ago
@NyanBoi importance:
1. significance
2. social status; standing; esteem
How sad you feel that way, you obviously just can't grasp what I say. I feel bad for you.
I gladly repeat myself to help you understand. Someone who has a lot of influence is important, someone who doesn't have influence is unimportant. No matter how you judge his actions, if he has a lot of influence he is an important person.
I really pity you that you can't understand these simple concepts, I honestly feel for you.
RottenRroses 9 months ago
@RottenRroses Sadly the person who you posted this for is probably too much of a troll to take it to heart :( but valliant said good sir! or maddam
ILikeToPlayWithFire 8 months ago
god its hard to dislike takei
klowdz1 9 months ago
fake and Takei
Cuddlebunzzzz 9 months ago 34
Now I really want to watch the original Star Trek series again.
RottenRroses 9 months ago 5
@RottenRroses Star Trek is so takei.
kimlipan 9 months ago
OHHH MYYYY
level1paladin 9 months ago 6
this guy is awesome
Alucard9692010 9 months ago 3
Anyway straight is the new gay these days, like my little nephew said this about about marriage recently, "Ugh, Marrige, thats like, sooo gay".
TomEire1 9 months ago
@TomEire1 You need to correct him..........Marriage is soooooooooooooooo Takei!
auntbecky 9 months ago 4
The american theocracy is in full momentum. Christian (i.e. sharia) law will soon be throughout the states.
nett103 9 months ago
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damn cool guy
thefastshuffle 9 months ago
Takei's voice = the bomb. He should be a narrator or some for movies :)
SinisterSkip 9 months ago 2
Didn't know that Star Trek guy was gay, could have guessed it though, XD
Aurudin 9 months ago
I think their heart is in the right place, but it's not actually going to help anything. You don't prevent kids from becoming prostitutes or drug addicts by just pretending sex and drugs don't exist. We need to teach kids about the dangers of stuff like prostitution and drug addiction, not just shove it under the rug, and the same goes for homosexuality.
ZKoftherebellion 9 months ago
@ZKoftherebellion Dangers?
Thayer79 9 months ago
Still has that signature Sulu voice.
Takei FTW.
theogore 9 months ago 2
you can't legislate morality
there is no commandment against homosexuality
cruiscinlan 9 months ago 2
Okay, that settles it. He is *officially* "The Gay".
zEropoint68 9 months ago
Anyone that doesn't like this interview is so Takei.
cne08 9 months ago
3 people are afraid of "The Gay".
largegrainsofsalt 9 months ago
Cenk, don't interrupt your guest. Pay attention to what they're saying.
PrairiePie23 9 months ago
@PrairiePie23 I always cringe when Cenk doesn't let his guests talk. Sometimes I wonder why he even has guests on....Cenk wants to talk too much.
GoSuMonSteR 9 months ago
lolz ima find me 1 of these gays and ima call him names and bully him and beat him up
set phasers on gay
OHHHH MYYYYYY!
frictionRx9 9 months ago
@frictionRx9. "lolz ima find me 1 of these gays and ima call him names and bully him and beat him up." When you do this why don't you take a friend of yours with you so they can tape it and post it on youtube so you can show the rest of us dummies and whimps how much of a genius and man you are?
cne08 9 months ago 3
I never knew HOW gay Takei was... I love it :)
ZombieToaster 9 months ago
He's great. Now it's time to see if those creative people in Nashville have anything to say about this.
Soupwhistle 9 months ago
Everyone's Takei for Takei.
Dradeeus 9 months ago 5
homophobia is gay
shaedies 9 months ago 3
Oh my god. Cenk spoke to Mr. Sulu.
Spherical3 9 months ago 26
George is such a GREAT guy! That is such a witty idea.
seeker6789 9 months ago
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When Palin becomes POTUS, there will be NO gays and lesbians in the Palination! President Palin will have them all STRAIGHTENED OUT in a mandatory reeducation program! Even Mr. Takei will be converted into straight! Even Takei is also an improper term for homosexual!
ecwaufisxtreme 9 months ago
It's OK to be Takei!!!!! Yes!!!!
LauraLynn1128 9 months ago
Focus on the Family should stop worrying about Gay marriage and start worrying about heterosexual marriage!
mikeleejohnson 9 months ago
The man is a national treasure.
TheScheckig 9 months ago 4