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butthurt [soylentnews.org] writes:

Actor George Takei spoke to The Hollywood Reporter [hollywoodreporter.com] concerning the upcoming film Star Trek Beyond. Takei played the character Hikaru Sulu in the 1960s Star Trek television series and in several films in the franchise. Takei, who is gay, commented on the news that the Sulu character in the upcoming movie—to be played by John Cho—will be portrayed as gay. Referring to the series' creator Gene Roddenberry, he said

I’m delighted that there’s a gay character. Unfortunately, it’s a twisting of Gene’s creation, to which he put in so much thought. I think it’s really unfortunate.

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