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| George Takei just before he went on a bus tour in the Big Apple. |
The actor, best known for his role as Mr. Sulu in the iconic Star Trek television and movie franchise. was honored last Dec. 10 for having his image emblazoned on a New York City double-decker tour bus - the Ride of Fame.
Before he went on a bus tour of the city, he was interviewed by NBC (and here) and he talked about life in general, his own life, his Broadway musical Allegiance and why we should all get involved in our communities by giving back somehow.
He's an activist for human rights and has become a social media star and he's not afraid to go where no one has ever gone before. Most recently, he responded to Donald Trump's plan to ban all Muslims from entering the United States.
Trump's widely criticized proposal has drawn comparisons to the United States' war hysteria-driven and xenophobic decision to place some 120,000 Japanese-Americans into internment camps during World War II -- a plan Trump would not outright disavow.
Ironically, Trump issued his insane idea on Dec. 7, Takei noted, the anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor, "the very event that put us in those internment camps," said Takei.
Takei, ever a social media networker, issued an invitation on Dec. 9 to the Donald to watch the musical Allegiance, inspired by Takei's own experience. "If you want to see how tough it was from the comfort of your seat, you can be there with us in the camps and see what it was like for families like mine who were unjustly imprisoned by a politics of fear much like the one you're campaigning on," Takei challenged.
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