Mel Gibson
Ok, it's 3:40 a.m. I woke up about 1 a.m. and couldn't go back to sleep, so I've been watching stuff on T.V. I watched the movie SubUrbia which was pretty good.
But the item which moved me to leave the comfort of my recliner and soar into the blogosphere on a cloud of steam was from CBS Up To The Minute (or whatever their early-early-morning news show is called) and was about the recent arrest of Mel Gibson for driving under the influence.
Apparently Mr. Gibson unleashed a stream of anti-Semitic remarks during his arrest. Of course, this is drawing criticism from Jewish pundits everywhere.
Actually, the arrest report says that Gibson was arrested without incident and was very cooperative with the arresting officers, and it was left up to a journalist (last name Levin, didn't catch his first name) to break the story of how Mel struggled with officers, attempted to escape, and spewed forth his anti-Jew bile during the arrest.
"Of course there was a cover up," Levin said during his sound bite on CBS UTTM. Of course.
And the report has prompted the (I think it was the) L.A. County Sheriff's Dept. to launch an investigation of the incident.
My question is, What does it matter? Why the investigation? This is not something to make a big deal about. If a drunk black person unleashes a diatribe against the honkey, cracker cops arresting him, it does not warrant an investigation.
I can understand perhaps a procedural, internal thing at the sheriff's station if the deputy lied on the arrest report, but that is not something that should invite public or press scrutiny.
I guess the big deal is that Gibson has long been under the anti-anti-Semitism microscope. But last I checked, this was the United States. People can believe and say what they want. I personally don't care whether or not Gibson is prejudiced against Jews. I don't care whether or not John Travolta is a Scientologist. I don't care to hear political views from Janeane Garafolo or Ben Affleck. Entertainers are for entertaining. At the point they stop being entertaining, I WILL stop paying to watch them.
In their private lives, I definitely support the right of celebrities (or any Americans) to embrace whatever beliefs they wish and speak out in support of them. I can always turn them off if I don't want to listen.
In short, IF Mel is anti-Semitic, it's all good. There are plenty of minority celebrities that are anti-White to balance the scales.
But the item which moved me to leave the comfort of my recliner and soar into the blogosphere on a cloud of steam was from CBS Up To The Minute (or whatever their early-early-morning news show is called) and was about the recent arrest of Mel Gibson for driving under the influence.
Apparently Mr. Gibson unleashed a stream of anti-Semitic remarks during his arrest. Of course, this is drawing criticism from Jewish pundits everywhere.
Actually, the arrest report says that Gibson was arrested without incident and was very cooperative with the arresting officers, and it was left up to a journalist (last name Levin, didn't catch his first name) to break the story of how Mel struggled with officers, attempted to escape, and spewed forth his anti-Jew bile during the arrest.
"Of course there was a cover up," Levin said during his sound bite on CBS UTTM. Of course.
And the report has prompted the (I think it was the) L.A. County Sheriff's Dept. to launch an investigation of the incident.
My question is, What does it matter? Why the investigation? This is not something to make a big deal about. If a drunk black person unleashes a diatribe against the honkey, cracker cops arresting him, it does not warrant an investigation.
I can understand perhaps a procedural, internal thing at the sheriff's station if the deputy lied on the arrest report, but that is not something that should invite public or press scrutiny.
I guess the big deal is that Gibson has long been under the anti-anti-Semitism microscope. But last I checked, this was the United States. People can believe and say what they want. I personally don't care whether or not Gibson is prejudiced against Jews. I don't care whether or not John Travolta is a Scientologist. I don't care to hear political views from Janeane Garafolo or Ben Affleck. Entertainers are for entertaining. At the point they stop being entertaining, I WILL stop paying to watch them.
In their private lives, I definitely support the right of celebrities (or any Americans) to embrace whatever beliefs they wish and speak out in support of them. I can always turn them off if I don't want to listen.
In short, IF Mel is anti-Semitic, it's all good. There are plenty of minority celebrities that are anti-White to balance the scales.
posted by AppleJuiceFool | 1:44 AM
2 Comments:
Rubbish.
There is nothing 'all good' about racism. It doesn't 'Balance' anything. It just perpetuates hatred and causes suffering.
Take your reasoning to its conclusion and you get extreme right Adolph Hitler 'balancing' extreme left Joseph Stalin. Was that....and the countless millions of people whose lives were taken....'All Good' too?
Gibson is a menace. He is a hypocrite. He drives too fast when under the influence and puts innocent lives at risk. He abuses those who are employed to keep the Peace. He rants and raves racist bigotry at a time when that same kind of bigotry (on both sides)threatens turning the Middle East into the start of WW3.
Thanks for your comment, Anonymous. Makes me wonder if you're someone I know or someone just browsing random blogs. Hmm.
Anyway, you're absolutely right. Racism is not good. When I said on my blog "It's all good" I was thoughtlessly using a common phrase. I was wrong. It's not good.
But my point is that in America, Gibson has the right to his opinions, and furthermore to SAY his opinions, whatever they may be.
I don't condone intoxicated driving or resisting arrest (If Gibson even did these things...Last I heard the police report said he didn't resist). Sure these are bad things, but drunks get arrested for DUI/DWI all the time.
It's our perceptions of Gibson's beliefs that make this non-story into a story.
I seriously believe that Mel Gibson is NOT a Jew-hater. He has had ample opportunity to deliver anti-Semitic commentary in the public eye, and he has not. He had the opportunity to take the anti-Semitic flagship (the crucifixion of Christ) and turn it into a free-for-all Jew Bash, and he absolutely did not.
Instead, I think that Mel Gibson was raised in an anti-Semitic environment. He heard the words of anti-Semitism often growing up, and (if Levin's report is true) he simply spouted those words in a volatile situation - being drunk and being arrested.
Nonetheless, whether he believes them or not, Gibson has the right to say what he wants. It doesn't affect his credibility as an actor IMHO.
As for balance, why don't we ever hear any outrage at anti-white racism? Anti-white racism is at least as prevalent as racism against any minority group, and I don't own any slaves.
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