We don't know what happened in 1981 beyond the statements George Takei's accuser has made, but now, the accusation alone is bringing everything about sexual assault that Takei has said into question. "They do so because they have the power, and they chose to abuse it.” “Men who improperly harass or assault do not do so because they are gay or straight - that is a deflection," Takei said to The Hollywood Reportervia a statement October 30. The problem is, now that George Takei has been accused of a decades-old sexual assault, his prior statements denigrating those who have committed sexual assault are now coming back to bite him in the butt and rightfully so. Even a lack of a statement when accused can lead people to conclude that someone is guilty. It does not help right now that George Takei is reportedly travelling through Japan and Australia and is unavailable for comment, according to comments made by his representative, Julia Buchwald, to The Hollywood Reporter. However, in the world of social media, where both Brad and George Takei have very active presences, you often see people becoming vilified through the court of public opinion. They often lighten the mood on social media, while at the same time getting people to think about various things that are happening in the world. I follow him and his husband Brad on Facebook and find them to be very witty and thoughtful in what they post. We live in a world of "innocent until proven guilty," and I am truly hopeful that Takei is innocent of these allegations. As a longtime Star Trek fan - it was a series that my mother, who was also a fan, introduced me to when I was little - I feel profoundly disappointed. I write online, in part, to garner a little extra income, but it's also one of my passions. There, sitting at #14 on Google Trends, were three terms I had hoped I wouldn't see: "George Takei, Star Trek: The Motion Picture, groping."Īs an online writer who might score some hits with a post about this, I was intrigued. My heart hurt a little when I saw the item on Google Trends this morning.
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