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LuvinDaddy -> RE: Mel and Forgivness (8/5/2006 9:08:38 AM)
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As others have said, I don't think drinking had anything to do with it, other than allow thoughts to come out that he wouldn't have expressed through his publicist. So... do I think he is an anti-Semitic SOB? Of course - who else who use those as their insults? Neither do I think his apology can be accepted as sincere, since clearly his fame and fortune are at risk here - of course he will say what he sees in his self-interest. I am sure he's sorry that he said that alright - but only because of how the result affected *him*.
Furthermore, the practice of a 50-something driving almost 90mph in a 45mph zone while he's shitfaced - what would you think about that, if it were the guy across the street?
As far as to whether or not he should be "ostracized", I don't think that's a societal decision. First of all, it's not like society has Mel Gibson as a neighbor, so the relevant question is, should one continue to see his movies?
I am not someone who looks up to actors - they are generally very nice looking, but not real bright, and have a lot of fame and cash due to the industry machine. So my personal opinion of the actor has very little to do with why I go to see a movie they may be in. This revelation won't affect whether I see a movie that Mel Gibson may be in - he would have to do something truely heinous (rather than just reveal himself to be a garden variety bigot/SOB), say, like if luck weren't with him that night, and he killed a bunch of people with his driving... for me to avoid seeing a movie he's in "on principle". Mad Max XIV?
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