In the comments of my <name deleted> poast, Steph had eloquently commented:
Everyone says stupid crap when they are drunk. If he said he hated redheads, I can assure you, I would not be writing hate mail to him. If I had that much time on my hands I would kill myself.
We can expand that. Everyone says stupid crap. Everyone has assholes and everyone has opinions and sometimes they are informed, meaningful opinions. Informed/meaningful or not, all too often too many people feel a need to express those opinions.
Steph hits the oft' beaten nail on its cliched head, though.
Irrespective of the free, albeit often tasteless, expressions offered by the myriad, does the opinion of a movie star really matter that much?
Whether Wotsit, the guy whose delectible buns entranced so many wimmins (and prolly quite a few mens) in them Lethal Weapons films, is a genuine Jew hater or not, does it matter that awful friggin' much?
His statements frosted most peeps. There may've been one or two anti-semites and prob'ly a hellacious number of Palestinians out there applauding his tasty ass, but do the power brokers, the movers, the shakers celebrate him, or do they raise their eyebrows in horror, scrambling to figure out how they can leverage his faux pas into political gain?
I'm thinking, we need to openly "tsk" divisive and unnecessary hate speech. We do need to let everyone know that we don't think it's appropriate. Maybe spank the fuckers who indulge in it.
Then move on.
Spending your life and energy hating some poor schmoe (heh) who lets his misinformed mouth get away from him is a waste of perfectly good life and energy. You could be having sex with your sweetie, instead of worrying about the fuckwits.
Y'know?
Don't get me wrong, if this guy was a policymaker, then I think action should be taken. Mainly, because Jew-hating policymakers tend to do really irresponsible things...like gassing and murdering their own peeps (that "peeps" is for you Gek :) ). But please!!! It's Mel "I had feathered hair well into the 90s" Gibson. Only in California could he ever become a part of government....wait....oh crap..I have to go write letters and make phone calls now......
It's weird: I never think of entertainers or sports peeps as role models anyway, so yeah who GAF what they do/say, but OTHER peeps do think of them that way, so then it becomes important to denounce it, sorta. Then again, we're just giving them more publicity, which is what they always want. In the case of Person Not To Be Named Yet Again, this helps vindicate the peeps who were scoffed at for calling him an antisemite way back, so IMO holding his feet to the fire is justified (they also should be held there over his remarks about women), and also I don't buy the idea that a normal, non-bigoted person would suddenly start spouting racist tripe when drunk. They might say all sorts of foolish things, sure, but I've known a few alkies and they never got racist when drunk. Lots of Hollywoodies are addicts of one type or another...so why aren't more of them ranting about Jews and stuff when under the influence if this is so ordinary? It isn't, that's why!
But I'm perfectly ready to move on as soon as the next glittery bit of fluff catches my eye. Ooh, did you hear that Paris Hilton has decided to become celibate???
Paula! Wha' happen? Maui police kick you out?
Not yet! I'm trying to follow the roolz. But I have an internet connection here and can't sleep well, so...
Can't we have sex and talk about what an asstard other peeps are too??
I like having my cake and eating it too. ;o)>
Red frosting is good too!