Star Trek Actor George Takei and Other Respond to Reston Racist Reston Woman
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Date: May 10, 2017 08:18PM
RESTON, VA — The shocking viral video of a woman at a Reston Trader Joe's making bigoted comments toward a Muslim woman has attracted the attention of George Takei, the outspoken star of Star Trek, who condemned the woman in a recent tweet.
A comedian posted a video Sunday on Twitter of the exchange between the woman and a Muslim friend of his which he says was taken in Reston. "I wish they didn't let you into the country," the woman states at the start of the 57-second video, which is embedded at the bottom of this post. After the videographer points out that she was born in the United States, the woman goes on to say that "Obama's not in office anymore, you don't have a Muslim in there anymore."
George Takei, best known for playing Hikaru Sulu in the original Star Trek television series, shared the video on his Twitter feed, with the caption: "This video shows the prejudice that Muslims face every day."