George Takei

‪@georgetakei.bsky.social‬
Poor thing.

Poor thing.

— George Takei (@georgetakei.bsky.social) 2026-03-15T18:34:22.595Z

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"And the gentleman said, 'Are you American?' And I said, 'Yes, we're American.' And I'm not lying to you when I say it instantly went from, 'Yes, I'm American,' to, 'Well, who'd you vote for?'"

She said she tried to deflect the question, telling the man she wanted a politics-free evening. But as people continued drinking and reacting to the news coverage, the discussion carried on. Although she acknowledged the remarks were not aimed directly at her, she said the atmosphere in the bar gradually became more hostile.

"I genuinely just wanted to go in, enjoy some pints, and if it was a friendly conversation, I would gladly go back and forth. But to bring up any sensitive topic, anything like that, I would have said the same thing: 'I don't want to talk about that. It's uncomfortable.'"

"Not because of directly what's going on. Any sensitive topic, especially while drinking, why would you want to talk about something so sensitive? And because the news was on and because people tend to drink in pubs, the more upset they were getting, the more nasty comments began coming."