Whatever happened to class?

[gurdymonkey]

A number of people are applauding a recent video by actor George Takei in which he takes to task Arkansas school board member Clint McCance for hateful anti-gay statements.

I, however, can't help but feel disappointed. I had believed Mr. Takei had more class than this. Just because you say it in Mellifluous Actor Baritone (TM), does not make it Shakespeare or you the gay Martin Luther King. 

Profanities have their place. They are a valid part of our language, and can be extremely expressive in the right situation. I don't happen to think this was the right one.

McCance has called shotgun on the Express Handbasket. The good news is that he's resigned from his position on that school board.

And now, for some classy putdowns: http://www.usewisdom.com/fun/insults.html

Comments

[la-peregrina.livejournal.com]

I think he was going for shock value, of the disparity between his voice/dress/surroundings and the actual word. I must confess that I found it funny at first. However, I do love the list you have there. :-) Dorothy Parker is one of my favorite put-down artists of all time. :-> I must remember, "This wasn't just plain terrible, this was fancy terrible, this was terrible with raisins in it."