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Star Trek Actor's Satirical Response to Tim "I Hate Gay People" Hardaway [VIDEO]
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When former NBA star Tim Hardaway was asked about the recent coming out of another former player, John Amaechi, he replied: "I hate gay people... let it be known I don't like gay people. I'm homophobic."
After losing an endorsement, being scratched from events, and basically getting his ass chewed out by gay and lesbian groups he admitted that he shouldn't have used the word "hate," that his remarks were "very bad."
That has all the sincerity of a Mel Gibson apology.
Well, on the Jimmy Kimmel show this week, Star Trek's George Takei (Mr. Sulu), a gay man and a human being, responds with a hysterical and bold promise... watch upper right...
Evan Derkacz is an AlterNet editor. He writes and edits PEEK, the blog of blogs.
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