It's not that I think stupidity should be punishable by death. I just think we should take the warning labels off of everything and let the problem take care of itself.
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I didn't really have a solid plan for who to Slap today, but news over the weekend crystallized that lack-of-plan into a golden opportunity. Today's Slap goes out to newly-out (at least publicly) actor Zachary Quinto. There's been a lot of speculation, for quite some time, about Zachary, and as Andy Towle noted he's probably been out by "normal people standards" for quite some time.
But over the weekend Zachary officially (I guess?) came out in an interview with New York Magazine. He followed that up with a moving post on his own blog.
You should remember Zachary from his role as Spock in JJ Abrams' reboot of Star Trek from 2 years ago. And he is of course slated to be in the sequel that's currently anticipated for next year, I believe. And of course if you're a more dedicated sci-fi/fantasy fan, you really enjoyed his work in Heroes as the sociopathic killer Sylar. And he spent a season on one of my current obsessions 24.
Thanks, Zachary, for coming out - your raised public profile will surely help some closeted teenage sci-fi fan come to terms with his own sexuality.