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Why he said those bigoted things

posted 6 years ago by MickyMac (3252)
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I'm giving him any excuse but I think in Mel Gibson's day I think a lot of men said stuff like that, think it was pretty common in the 80's, 70's, 60's downwards and didn't think much of it.

[–] [deleted] 5 years ago

Honestly I think it's just the way it is. You could blame the strict Catholic upbringing, the alcohol addiction, the over-inflated sense of self-importance, the ultra-conservative views, but I think really he's just not a very nice guy. Anyone who screams at his girlfriend that he hopes she gets "raped by a pack of niggers" needs to sort themselves out.

It's a shame, he's such a good actor.

[–] MickyMac (3252) 5 years ago

Also growing up in Australia where is some racism https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Racism_in_Australia as seen a Month Python sketch with the Bruces with one of the Bruces saying "no poofters here".

Since the 90's this kind of talk had stopped being acceptable.

His life did go downhill since Passion Of The Christ.The

It's one of the worst scandals ever because he often plays such heroic characters and is described as one of the biggest bigots ever and your like "How is that possible?"

[–] kwestmo (4385) 5 years ago

Jodie Foster stood by him. That made me think he is a good guy with demons (like us all)..

[–] MickyMac (3252) 5 years ago

Ever notice how people do it say one thing and say another, like being sweet in one corner and a duck in the other corner, it's strange trait we have.

[–] Otter (24464) 5 years ago

I presume he said those bigoted things because he actually is a bigot.

And FYI it wasnt considered socially acceptable to say sexist or anti-Semitic things in public in the 70s and 80s. At least, not among civilized people.

[–] kuku (3510) 5 years ago

And FYI it wasnt considered socially acceptable to say sexist or anti-Semitic things in public in the 70s and 80s. At least, not among civilized people.

That has changed in the last decade. Since the Left finally has adopted Islam as their unofficial religion, well, you can't have both Muslims and Jews, can you? So now anti-Semitic is becoming the new progressive. Europe is more socially advanced this time, and Jews are already fleeing from France in fear of being murdered. But progress and change will reach US too :-)

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PS I'm being sarcastic, by the way, in case somebody didn't get it.

[–] TandyMan (11338) 5 years ago

Nothing wrong with hating people. The fact that modern society has invented a set of makebelieve rules for acceptable and unacceptable reasons to hate folks is utter absurdity. In our lifetimes we'll see all these rules rewritten and turned on their ear again. Just be you and F what the world thinks about it. You ain't gonna please folks no matter what you do or say.

[–] chilone (18291) 5 years ago

Word! Let he who is without sin, cast the first stone. Alcohol is a blight on humanity. I've seen it turn the sweetest people into raging demons.

[–] AmeriGirl26 (15089) 5 years ago

It's true, and I get sick and tired of people saying the littlest thing, and other thin-skinned people freak out, label them as some "-ist" or "-phobe," brand them as an evil monster, ostracize them, and basically ruin their social/working life. Some of the nicest people out there have issues with some group or another. So long as they do not act on their personal prejudices, they are not necessarily evil.

[–] maximmm (3405) 5 years ago

He's got issues, but perhaps that's why he is such a great director and a pretty decent actor?
I mean it's like Kanye - that dude got major issues, but those issues might be the cause of his creativity.

[–] chilone (18291) 5 years ago

"There's a fine line between genius and madness".

[–] AmeriGirl26 (15089) 5 years ago

Because he was as drunk as a skunk and had lost his inhibitions. If you read up on what he had before he went driving (which is a very bad habit, especially if you do it alone), he had enough alcohol in him to light up the city of L.A. He probably had those personal issues with the Jewish people in Hollywood (and politics) for years, but was too polite (and terrified) to say anything. So it's understandable he'd blurt out something he had been hiding for years when that inebriated.