# It's OK to be Takei! **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [May 20, 2011, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-ok-to-be-takei/582578 "2011-05-20T15:40:50Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2011, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-ok-to-be-takei/582578/21 "2011-05-21T15:41:03Z")
> [@Alan\_Smithee](#): > > Remember the school board member in Arkansas who resigned after making anti-gay remarks last year? I didn’t see it at the time, but George made [this incredibly awesome response](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UACK93xF-FE&feature=related). This is the most eloquent response to a “douchbag” I’ve ever heard. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Ann\_Onimous](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ea5d25/32.png) [@Ann\_Onimous](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ann_Onimous)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2011, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-ok-to-be-takei/582578/22 "2011-05-21T16:09:30Z")
I heart George Takei. He’s just plain full of awesome. ---
**Author:** ![mhendo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mhendo/32/3159_2.png) [@mhendo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mhendo)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2011, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-ok-to-be-takei/582578/23 "2011-05-21T16:39:30Z")
> [@Brynda](#): > > Brynda, not so proud to be a Tennessean right now Right now? History suggests that this sort of idiocy is mandated by the Tennessee state constitution. ---
**Author:** ![Rushgeekgirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rushgeekgirl/32/3715_2.png) [@Rushgeekgirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rushgeekgirl)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2011, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-ok-to-be-takei/582578/24 "2011-05-21T17:10:29Z")
Well it’s not quite as insane as not being allowed to say the word gay as he’s claimed. It’s just that they can’t use the word in their curriculum for students until high school. THAT sounds more like something we’d do in Tennessee. It’s hard for me to picture such bigotry when Memphis seems so gay friendly. At least it does to me. ---
**Author:** ![whiterabbit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/cab0a1/32.png) [@whiterabbit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/whiterabbit)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2011, 12:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-ok-to-be-takei/582578/25 "2011-05-22T00:12:12Z")
George kicks all kinds of ass. I adore him. ---
**Author:** ![shantih](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f6c823/32.png) [@shantih](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/shantih)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2011, 12:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-ok-to-be-takei/582578/26 "2011-05-22T00:29:05Z")
> [@Alan\_Smithee](#): > > Remember the school board member in Arkansas who resigned after making anti-gay remarks last year? I didn’t see it at the time, but George made [this incredibly awesome response](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UACK93xF-FE&feature=related). “Don’t listen to the douchebags of the world.” Wise words, my Takei friend. That’s it. I am officially swooning for Mr. Takei! ---
**Author:** ![missred](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/missred/32/14096_2.png) [@missred](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/missred)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2011, 1:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-ok-to-be-takei/582578/27 "2011-05-22T01:52:47Z")
Yeah, this piece of shite legislation isn’t one of our more shining moments. ☹ But at least Mr. Takei has given us a classy, humorous response to it. I’m actually proud of the students who showed up to protest. It gives me hope for the future of Tennessee. ---
**Author:** ![Taomist](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/53a042/32.png) [@Taomist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Taomist)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2011, 5:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-ok-to-be-takei/582578/28 "2011-05-23T05:09:34Z")
> [@surrounded\_by\_literalists](#): > > Its official, I am now a straight chick in love with a Takei man. +1 😛 ---
**Author:** ![a35362](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3da27b/32.png) [@a35362](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/a35362)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2011, 4:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-ok-to-be-takei/582578/29 "2011-05-24T04:14:15Z")
Wasn’t George Takei on an episode of _Third Rock from the Sun_ (yeah, I watched it, shut up) and he pronounced his name Ta-KI (long i), not Ta-KAY? Daniel Radcliffe also [supports](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FzFMBYVMSVg&feature=feedlik) The Trevor Project, so there! ---
**Author:** ![whiterabbit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/cab0a1/32.png) [@whiterabbit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/whiterabbit)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2011, 4:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-ok-to-be-takei/582578/30 "2011-05-24T04:41:26Z")
If he did it was part of the joke, **a35362** , I’ve never heard him pronounce it that way. He seems to be a really good guy. His husband’s a lucky man. ---
**Author:** ![engineer\_comp\_geek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/engineer_comp_geek/32/504_2.png) [@engineer\_comp\_geek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/engineer_comp_geek)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2011, 6:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-ok-to-be-takei/582578/31 "2011-05-24T06:07:57Z")
> [@a35362](#): > > Wasn’t George Takei on an episode of _Third Rock from the Sun_ (yeah, I watched it, shut up) and he pronounced his name Ta-KI (long i), not Ta-KAY? Nope. I found an audio clip from 3rd rock and he says “I’m George Ta-KAY, dammit!” The clip is here if you want to hear it for yourself: > **[Domain Details Page](https://sedo.com/search/details/?partnerid=324561&language=us&domain=moviewavs.com&origin=sales_lander_15&utm_medium=Parking&utm_campaign=offerpage)** If it’s any consolation, I (falsely, apparently) remembered him saying it as Ta-KI also. ---
**Author:** ![MaxTheVool](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9fc29f/32.png) [@MaxTheVool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MaxTheVool)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2011, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-ok-to-be-takei/582578/32 "2011-05-24T19:03:25Z")
It’s super to be Anderson Cooper. Now what rhymes with “Colfer”? ---
**Author:** ![Maggie\_the\_Ocelot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/df705f/32.png) [@Maggie\_the\_Ocelot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maggie_the_Ocelot)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2011, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-ok-to-be-takei/582578/33 "2011-05-24T19:48:53Z")
> [@a35362](#): > > Wasn’t George Takei on an episode of _Third Rock from the Sun_ (yeah, I watched it, shut up) and he pronounced his name Ta-KI (long i), not Ta-KAY? In his autobiography, he notes that his name is often mispronounced that way, and that in Japanese the misprononciation means “Expensive”. I’ve remembered it that way ever since. ---
**Author:** ![Yeticus\_Rex](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/a698b9/32.png) [@Yeticus\_Rex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yeticus_Rex)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2011, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-ok-to-be-takei/582578/34 "2011-05-24T20:37:42Z")
I love it! One man who pretty much rendered the state’s legislation as pointless. That’s soooooooo Takei! ---
**Author:** ![Sierra\_Indigo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f0a364/32.png) [@Sierra\_Indigo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sierra_Indigo)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2011, 10:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-ok-to-be-takei/582578/35 "2011-05-24T22:08:53Z")
Screw the British Monarchy. I’d rather have Takei as my Queen 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Bosstone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/22d042/32.png) [@Bosstone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosstone)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2011, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-ok-to-be-takei/582578/36 "2011-05-24T22:14:31Z")
He’s going to be at the Phoenix Comicon this weekend. I suspect he’s already going to be mobbed with attention, but I’d still like to shake his hand for this. ---
**Author:** ![carnut](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnut/32/3531_2.png) [@carnut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnut)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2011, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-ok-to-be-takei/582578/37 "2011-05-24T22:45:35Z")
That is awesome of him. ---
**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2011, 12:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-ok-to-be-takei/582578/38 "2011-05-25T12:56:06Z")
Now that I’ve read he’s donating all proceeds to charity, I can agree with you guys. Unfortunately, my first instinct was to be cynical and assume he was just capitalizing on it. Then again, I don’t follow the man’s career or life in the slightest. Though I hoped beyond hope that Sulu wasn’t that big an asshole. ---
**Author:** ![TokyoBayer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tokyobayer/32/13989_2.png) [@TokyoBayer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TokyoBayer)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2011, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-ok-to-be-takei/582578/39 "2011-05-25T14:54:27Z")
He rocks! > [@Maggie\_the\_Ocelot](#): > > In his autobiography, he notes that his name is often mispronounced that way, and that in Japanese the misprononciation means “Expensive”. I’ve remembered it that way ever since. Yes, that’s correct. Not all Japanese Americans do retain the native pronunciation, though. ---
**Author:** ![MacTech](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c0e974/32.png) [@MacTech](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MacTech)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2011, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-ok-to-be-takei/582578/40 "2011-05-25T16:25:36Z")
And then there’s [this classic Takei rant about some stupid NBA player or something](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dr7v_UCsdzc&feature=youtube_gdata_player) I dunno, don’t follow sports anyway Takei is a class act no matter how you look at it… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-ok-to-be-takei/582578.md?page=1)