George Takei Calls Out Anti-Gay Arkansas School Board Member

Hello, I'm George Takei, and over the years,

I've spoken out on civil rights issues from the Japanese American internment

to Proposition 8 in California.

The recent suicides of LGBT youths across the country from anti-gay bullying

compels me to speak out again,

in particular against Clint McCance,

a school board member in Arkansas,

who publicly encouraged gay kids to kill themselves.

Mr. McCance has since resigned and claims he regrets saying things like,

"I enjoy the fact that they often give each other AIDS and die."

Mr. McCance, you are...

a douchebag.

That's right...

a douchebag.

No person, let alone an elected school official,

whatever their personal or religious beliefs,

should ever wish death upon another human being.

You apologized for your "poor choice in words,"

but you are always going to be...

a total douchebag.

I can only suspect that you have some... shall I say...

issues to work out,

so I've gone and bought this countdown clock.

I predict that sometime soon,

you will find yourself in the headlines again...

this time, caught with a rentboy from some South American country.

And when that happens, I sincerely hope

you do not kill yourself, Mr. McCance,

because no one should ever wish that upon someone else.

And if you are a victim of gay bullying,

I say this to you:

It does get better, and there is help out there.

Call the Trevor Project lifeline at 866-4U-TREVOR

and don't listen to the douchebags of the world.

(chorus) ♪ It gets better, better, better

♪ The pain will let up, let up, let up

♪ If you fall, just get up, get up, get up

♪ Oh, 'cos there's another way

♪ It gets better, better, better ♪