Tuesday, August 08, 2006

Enough Mel Gibson

I think the media has spent way too much time on Mel Gibson and his drunken, anti-Semitic outbursts. Aren't there more important things going on in the world? Does it really matter how he apologizes or what he does to show he is not anti-Semitic? The carefully crafted written apology is obviously the product of a Hollywood PR spin machine. Moreover, how much credibility would you give a public apology by Mel Gibson himself at a press conference or similar forum. He is an actor for heaven's sake! He gets millions of dollars not to be himself. I think people have also overlooked the fact that this supposed family-oriented, religious man was driving drunk putting himself and others in danger. That conduct is just as deplorable as anti-Semitism and has a greater possibility of immediate destructive consequences. I also do not care if Patrick Swayze or Jodie Foster do not think he is anti-Semitic. Obviously Mel Gibson has a number of personal problems that need to be addressed. So let's just forget about it for now and judge him by his future actions. If he engages in similar conduct in the future we know it was not just an isolated incident. Meanwhile, if you do not like what he did, do not go see his movies when they come out.

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