Is Mel Gibson's Career Over?

[Michigan Girl]

Why not joke?

Jokes were once the way we broke down some of the racial and cultural barriers (see: Sanford & Son, All in the Family).

How is "How do you stop a black man from raping a woman? Hand him a basketball" breaking down any racial barriers?

Jokes are supposed to break the ice, BUT...if people can't laugh at themselves too, it's useless. As a white person if I'd hear a joke told by a black person, let's say "How do you stop a bunch of white men from raping a woman? You throw them a soccer ball", I would laugh my ass off. This is about having a good sense of humor, not about being a racist. But it's so much easier to think that people have a racist agenda of some sorts behind humor.

lol!!
The real joke is that someone thinks a soccer ball is going to stop white American's!!

[lights1961]

Why not joke?

Jokes were once the way we broke down some of the racial and cultural barriers (see: Sanford & Son, All in the Family).

How is "How do you stop a black man from raping a woman? Hand him a basketball" breaking down any racial barriers?

Jokes are supposed to break the ice, BUT...if people can't laugh at themselves too, it's useless. As a white person if I'd hear a joke told by a black person, let's say "How do you stop a bunch of white men from raping a woman? You throw them a soccer ball", I would laugh my ass off. This is about having a good sense of humor, not about being a racist. But it's so much easier to think that people have a racist agenda of some sorts behind humor.

lol!!
The real joke is that someone thinks a soccer ball is going to stop white American's!!

THE REAL JOKE IS SOCCER (and not the ball)... PERIOD.

[*Laura]

Why not joke?

Jokes were once the way we broke down some of the racial and cultural barriers (see: Sanford & Son, All in the Family).

How is "How do you stop a black man from raping a woman? Hand him a basketball" breaking down any racial barriers?

Jokes are supposed to break the ice, BUT...if people can't laugh at themselves too, it's useless. As a white person if I'd hear a joke told by a black person, let's say "How do you stop a bunch of white men from raping a woman? You throw them a soccer ball", I would laugh my ass off. This is about having a good sense of humor, not about being a racist. But it's so much easier to think that people have a racist agenda of some sorts behind humor.

lol!!
The real joke is that someone thinks a soccer ball is going to stop white American's!!

Haha...true. I made an European joke. oops lol

The funny thing is that the thread might turn into soccer bashing...LMAO

[Jana]

Why not joke?

Jokes were once the way we broke down some of the racial and cultural barriers (see: Sanford & Son, All in the Family).

How is "How do you stop a black man from raping a woman? Hand him a basketball" breaking down any racial barriers?

Jokes are supposed to break the ice, BUT...if people can't laugh at themselves too, it's useless. As a white person if I'd hear a joke told by a black person, let's say "How do you stop a bunch of white men from raping a woman? You throw them a soccer ball", I would laugh my ass off. This is about having a good sense of humor, not about being a racist. But it's so much easier to think that people have a racist agenda of some sorts behind humor.

I find the use of "rape" in a joke to be nonfunny, right off the bat.

[Jana]

Now, here's a funny joke.

Mel Gibson doesn't have an iphone 4 yet- he's waiting for a white one to come out.

[S2M]

Comics get away with saying offensive shit all the time...Politically correctness is turning this country into a pussified disgrace...in a word. France.

[Jana]

Really it's beyond being funny, he behaves like he has some serious mental issues going on. I wonder how his first wife was able to hang in there with him for as long as she did. Maybe he should just put the bottle away and focus on getting his act together. Then again maybe having so much money and fame has made him thoughtless toward other peoples feelings; I guess he lives in the big I little U world.

My sister has said for a while he looks like he's crazy, that he doesn't seem like the old Mel in interviews. I just think he has a mean streak a mile wide that surfaces every once in a while and coupled with alcohol use brings out the racist that lurks within him. That's my official diagnosis. LOL Or maybe the guy is crazy.

His last movie was average. If he pulls out another genius movie like Braveheart, he will survive anything.

I guess he will, because I think more people probably feel that his racist rantings are ok if not openly at the least somewhere in the darkest corners of their hearts.

Well, I doubt he ever does another Braveheart again anyway, unless he finances it himself. He hasn't done much since this last eight years or so anyway, and this last movie he did just did so-so. He doesn't have the huge pull he once had. I saw him on Leno. And he was funny but the audience just doesn't respond to him the way they used to pre his anti-semetic remark, nor did I really. But I was rooting for him and glad to see him back in movies. This will affect him. Because when you see him in movies many people will have his bizarre hate-filled behavior in their minds somewhat. I'm sure we will see a rehab announcement down the road.

[S2M]

What's wrong with saying the truth? Jews are historically penny-pinching, money hungry people...they own 3/4 of Hollywood...and they get where they get by fucking employees....its called truth in advertising....

I didn't make this shit up....and the U.S. kowtows to Israel, and the Jewish people of this country because they got the bomb, have epic voting power, and own half the fucking nation....and live in a strategic place in the world. TRUTH.

[Don]

Mel probably came home after a bender and heard this playing on the stereo. That shit would have set me off too.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9VGd-ERZv0Y

[Michigan Girl]

Why not joke?

Jokes were once the way we broke down some of the racial and cultural barriers (see: Sanford & Son, All in the Family).

How is "How do you stop a black man from raping a woman? Hand him a basketball" breaking down any racial barriers?

Jokes are supposed to break the ice, BUT...if people can't laugh at themselves too, it's useless. As a white person if I'd hear a joke told by a black person, let's say "How do you stop a bunch of white men from raping a woman? You throw them a soccer ball", I would laugh my ass off. This is about having a good sense of humor, not about being a racist. But it's so much easier to think that people have a racist agenda of some sorts behind humor.

I find the use of "rape" in a joke to be nonfunny, right off the bat.

I'm going to agree w/this ...looting or robbing a liquor store would be more acceptable!
Throwing them a basketball was hysterical!! One of my black clients said, "not all brothers like to play basketball, watermelon would've been much funnier!!"

I get a bad taste in my mouth when we learn information, such as this, that we have no business knowing!!
This woman stated in an earlier article that she was not allowed to talk about any
of the ongoing battles between them, now this?!?
There's an agenda ...he needs help, she needs to quit having children w/different actors and the children need a safe haven!! This isn't about race, or a career or even custody, it's
another story of greed!!

[parfait]

What's wrong with saying the truth? Jews are historically penny-pinching, money hungry people...they own 3/4 of Hollywood...and they get where they get by fucking employees....its called truth in advertising....

I didn't make this shit up....and the U.S. kowtows to Israel, and the Jewish people of this country because they got the bomb, have epic voting power, and own half the fucking nation....and live in a strategic place in the world. TRUTH.

And the retard (one of many) arrived!

I'm betting you got a pretty lousy job. Why? There's no other reason you would hold that kind of stupid grudge against a successful people. First of all, saying stuff like: all Jews are money hungry, is a dumb ass statement. That's like saying all Americans got the food culture equivalent to a hairy mole. No wait, you have, don't you?

Seriously though; Jews has historically shown to stand out when it comes to business and science. 163 of 750 Nobel Prize winners are Jews. A recent study showed that a group of Jews (Ashkenazi), had a higher IQ than the general population. The most important thing though is that Jews value education and knowledge. A lot of my Jewish friends are (I wouldn't say more intelligent), but much more hard working too. So don't be a ass just cause some people are ambitious about their life. Not everyone is happy just "being".

Oh, and our society wouldn't be the same without some of the great Jew minds. Niels Bohr, Einstein, Jonas Stalk, George Soros, Ralph lauren, Chagal, Kissinger etc. So no, the crap you just posted isn't truth. It's racist mumbo jumbo

[Jana]

What's wrong with saying the truth? Jews are historically penny-pinching, money hungry people...they own 3/4 of Hollywood...and they get where they get by fucking employees....its called truth in advertising....

I didn't make this shit up....and the U.S. kowtows to Israel, and the Jewish people of this country because they got the bomb, have epic voting power, and own half the fucking nation....and live in a strategic place in the world. TRUTH.

And the retard (one of many) arrived!

I'm betting you got a pretty lousy job. Why? There's no other reason you would hold that kind of stupid grudge against a successful people. First of all, saying stuff like: all Jews are money hungry, is a dumb ass statement. That's like saying all Americans got the food culture equivalent to a hairy mole. No wait, you have, don't you?

Seriously though; Jews has historically shown to stand out when it comes to business and science. 163 of 750 Nobel Prize winners are Jews. A recent study showed that a group of Jews (Ashkenazi), had a higher IQ than the general population. The most important thing though is that Jews value education and knowledge. A lot of my Jewish friends are (I wouldn't say more intelligent), but much more hard working too. So don't be a ass just cause some people are ambitious about their life. Not everyone is happy just "being".

Oh, and our society wouldn't be the same without some of the great Jew minds. Niels Bohr, Einstein, Jonas Stalk, George Soros, Ralph lauren, Chagal, Kissinger etc. So no, the crap you just posted isn't truth. It's racist mumbo jumbo

Sometimes you're really adorable. Good post.

[S2M]

What's wrong with saying the truth? Jews are historically penny-pinching, money hungry people...they own 3/4 of Hollywood...and they get where they get by fucking employees....its called truth in advertising....

I didn't make this shit up....and the U.S. kowtows to Israel, and the Jewish people of this country because they got the bomb, have epic voting power, and own half the fucking nation....and live in a strategic place in the world. TRUTH.

And the retard (one of many) arrived!

I'm betting you got a pretty lousy job. Why? There's no other reason you would hold that kind of stupid grudge against a successful people. First of all, saying stuff like: all Jews are money hungry, is a dumb ass statement. That's like saying all Americans got the food culture equivalent to a hairy mole. No wait, you have, don't you?

Seriously though; Jews has historically shown to stand out when it comes to business and science. 163 of 750 Nobel Prize winners are Jews. A recent study showed that a group of Jews (Ashkenazi), had a higher IQ than the general population. The most important thing though is that Jews value education and knowledge. A lot of my Jewish friends are (I wouldn't say more intelligent), but much more hard working too. So don't be a ass just cause some people are ambitious about their life. Not everyone is happy just "being".

Oh, and our society wouldn't be the same without some of the great Jew minds. Niels Bohr, Einstein, Jonas Stalk, George Soros, Ralph lauren, Chagal, Kissinger etc. So no, the crap you just posted isn't truth. It's racist mumbo jumbo

Did I say I held a grudge? The world would have survived just fine without Lauren, froggy....didn't anyone ever tell you it is tackey to wear white after labor day?!

What I do for a living is immaterial...asshat.

And I suppose you can't get a one-armed polack out of a tree by waving....

Or blindFold Jackie Chan with fishing line...

I must hold grudges against the chinks and the poles, huh?

[Arianddu]

What's wrong with saying the truth? Jews are historically penny-pinching, money hungry people...they own 3/4 of Hollywood...and they get where they get by fucking employees....its called truth in advertising....

I didn't make this shit up....and the U.S. kowtows to Israel, and the Jewish people of this country because they got the bomb, have epic voting power, and own half the fucking nation....and live in a strategic place in the world. TRUTH.

And the retard (one of many) arrived!

I'm betting you got a pretty lousy job. Why? There's no other reason you would hold that kind of stupid grudge against a successful people. First of all, saying stuff like: all Jews are money hungry, is a dumb ass statement. That's like saying all Americans got the food culture equivalent to a hairy mole. No wait, you have, don't you?

Seriously though; Jews has historically shown to stand out when it comes to business and science. 163 of 750 Nobel Prize winners are Jews. A recent study showed that a group of Jews (Ashkenazi), had a higher IQ than the general population. The most important thing though is that Jews value education and knowledge. A lot of my Jewish friends are (I wouldn't say more intelligent), but much more hard working too. So don't be a ass just cause some people are ambitious about their life. Not everyone is happy just "being".

Oh, and our society wouldn't be the same without some of the great Jew minds. Niels Bohr, Einstein, Jonas Stalk, George Soros, Ralph lauren, Chagal, Kissinger etc. So no, the crap you just posted isn't truth. It's racist mumbo jumbo

Did I say I held a grudge? The world would have survived just fine without Lauren, froggy....didn't anyone ever tell you it is tackey to wear white after labor day?!

What I do for a living is immaterial...asshat.

And I suppose you can't get a one-armed polack out of a tree by waving....

Or blindFold Jackie Chan with fishing line...

I must hold grudges against the chinks and the poles, huh?

So who's going to be the first to tell an Irish joke?

[Ehwmatt]

What's wrong with saying the truth? Jews are historically penny-pinching, money hungry people...they own 3/4 of Hollywood...and they get where they get by fucking employees....its called truth in advertising....

I didn't make this shit up....and the U.S. kowtows to Israel, and the Jewish people of this country because they got the bomb, have epic voting power, and own half the fucking nation....and live in a strategic place in the world. TRUTH.

And the retard (one of many) arrived!

I'm betting you got a pretty lousy job. Why? There's no other reason you would hold that kind of stupid grudge against a successful people. First of all, saying stuff like: all Jews are money hungry, is a dumb ass statement. That's like saying all Americans got the food culture equivalent to a hairy mole. No wait, you have, don't you?

Seriously though; Jews has historically shown to stand out when it comes to business and science. 163 of 750 Nobel Prize winners are Jews. A recent study showed that a group of Jews (Ashkenazi), had a higher IQ than the general population. The most important thing though is that Jews value education and knowledge. A lot of my Jewish friends are (I wouldn't say more intelligent), but much more hard working too. So don't be a ass just cause some people are ambitious about their life. Not everyone is happy just "being".

Oh, and our society wouldn't be the same without some of the great Jew minds. Niels Bohr, Einstein, Jonas Stalk, George Soros, Ralph lauren, Chagal, Kissinger etc. So no, the crap you just posted isn't truth. It's racist mumbo jumbo

I really honestly have a LOT of Jew friends. I'm about to play Call of Duty on 360 with one after this post. Some of them have lived up to the cheap stereotype to be totally honest and I call them on it, especially when we're at a bar/restaurant we or I regularly go to and they tip a good waitress/bartender badly. Cheap is cheap whether you're a Jew, Arab, white, black, Chinese etc.

Other than that, I really have absolutely no problem with Jews at all, and of course, not all of my Jew friends have lived up to being cheap.

[AlteredDNA]

What's wrong with saying the truth? Jews are historically penny-pinching, money hungry people...they own 3/4 of Hollywood...and they get where they get by fucking employees....its called truth in advertising....

I didn't make this shit up....and the U.S. kowtows to Israel, and the Jewish people of this country because they got the bomb, have epic voting power, and own half the fucking nation....and live in a strategic place in the world. TRUTH.

And the retard (one of many) arrived!

I'm betting you got a pretty lousy job. Why? There's no other reason you would hold that kind of stupid grudge against a successful people. First of all, saying stuff like: all Jews are money hungry, is a dumb ass statement. That's like saying all Americans got the food culture equivalent to a hairy mole. No wait, you have, don't you?

Seriously though; Jews has historically shown to stand out when it comes to business and science. 163 of 750 Nobel Prize winners are Jews. A recent study showed that a group of Jews (Ashkenazi), had a higher IQ than the general population. The most important thing though is that Jews value education and knowledge. A lot of my Jewish friends are (I wouldn't say more intelligent), but much more hard working too. So don't be a ass just cause some people are ambitious about their life. Not everyone is happy just "being".

Oh, and our society wouldn't be the same without some of the great Jew minds. Niels Bohr, Einstein, Jonas Stalk, George Soros, Ralph lauren, Chagal, Kissinger etc. So no, the crap you just posted isn't truth. It's racist mumbo jumbo

Did I say I held a grudge? The world would have survived just fine without Lauren, froggy....didn't anyone ever tell you it is tackey to wear white after labor day?!

What I do for a living is immaterial...asshat.

And I suppose you can't get a one-armed polack out of a tree by waving....

Or blindFold Jackie Chan with fishing line...

I must hold grudges against the chinks and the poles, huh?

So who's going to be the first to tell an Irish joke?

The Irish have always been victims of negative stereotyping. I mean people think we're all drunks and brawlers. And sometimes that gets you so mad all you wanna do is get drunk and punch somebody.

[RossValoryRocks]

The Irish have always been victims of negative stereotyping. I mean people think we're all drunks and brawlers.

They aren't??? Man...I am Scots-Irish...and I married into an Italian family...which means 2 families...NO DESIGNATED DRIVERS!

[Don]

Paddy was in New York

He was patiently waiting and watching the traffic cop on a busy street crossing. The cop stopped the flow of traffic and shouted, 'Okay, pedestrians.' Then he'd allow the traffic to pass.

He'd done this several times, and Paddy still stood on the sidewalk.

After the cop had shouted, 'Pedestrians!' for the tenth time, Paddy went over to him and said, 'Is it not about time ye let the Catholics across?'

[Rockindeano]

What's wrong with saying the truth? Jews are historically penny-pinching, money hungry people...they own 3/4 of Hollywood...and they get where they get by fucking employees....its called truth in advertising....

I didn't make this shit up....and the U.S. kowtows to Israel, and the Jewish people of this country because they got the bomb, have epic voting power, and own half the fucking nation....and live in a strategic place in the world. TRUTH.

So true.

Say, how was copper invented? Two Jews pulled on a penny....

[Arianddu]

Sigh. Mel's been living in LaLa Land for too long, surrounded by people telling him he's great and never saying no to him. I know Robin was trying to be a good Catholic wife and stuck with him for a lot longer than she should have, but seriously, he needed a wake-up call 10 years ago. Oksana isn't the reason his marriage failed or his life and career fell apart - his actions are - but from that article, it sounds like he's blaming her for losing his marriage. Fell in love with the glamour, thought she would be so much more than the middle-aged wife, and then discovered that you need 25+ years of marriage to have the loyalty, the understanding, the compassion, all the things that made his first marriage worthwhile. She isn't a fake, she just isn't the cure-all magic fairydust partner he thought she'd be, and once he fell out of love, there was nothing left to make him feel better about himself.

Bastard needs to get home to Australia for a few years and remember what it's like to be a human being. You can't get that kind of entitled attitude here - too many people take the piss the moment you start acting like you're entitled. The man needs to sober up, sure, but he also needs to remember to have a little humility.

The sad thing is, once upon a time he was actually a decent actor. Somewhere along the Hollywood processing line, he became a heart throb and a draw card and an action hero, and forgot about all the things that used to make him a decent actor - empathy, understanding, humility.

[Don]

What's two miles long and has an IQ of forty?
A Saint Patrick's Day Parade.

[7 Wishes]

So who's going to be the first to tell an Irish joke?

Me!

I get an exemption because my grandfather was Irish.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IXsDk96nh-U

Seriously, Parfait. Well said. You're spot on here.

[annie89509]

In this day and age of 24-hr. celebrity gossip, no revelation should be shocking. Actors/Musicians/Athletes...we admire them for their talents and powess in chosen craft...a facade. They are all human, with individual faults and missteps. To hold them as moral beacons and then condemn them when they fail that standard is ridiculous.

[steveo777]

I'm watching Mad Max right now and I think I just saw a cameltoe.

[7 Wishes]

Listen. After all they've been through, let's cut the Jews a break, alright? The Palestinians deserve their own state. Leave it alone.

And how many blacks, historically, have owned white slaves? It's nice and easy to wrap it up into a politically correct parcel and say that ANY joke, whether it's a WASP joke, or a predictable "white guys can't jump" reference...it's just not the same. I'm sorry, but white American males don't have the right to do this to people they have repressed and mistreated.

On the other hand, when it comes to Irish, French, or Polish jokes - no-one actually believes the Irish are ALL drunks, or that Frenchmen don't bathe, or that Poles can't perform basic carpentry. What's funny - at least to me - is the generalization itself, not the people it mocks.

[SherriBerry]

If those tapes are for real, Mel Gibson can kiss his acting career goodbye. He isn't the box office draw he once was and part of that draw was his likeability and charm. Women loved him and men admired him - not so much anymore. Once an actor has "jumped the couch" and is no longer viewed positively by the public, it seems really hard to rebuild that - look at Tom Cruise and Russell Crowe.

I liked Edge of Darkness - it moved slowly, but was a good movie. Because I've seen how alcohol can take the nicest people who would give you the shirt off their backs and turn them into mean drunks who will say the worst things to ignite a fight with loved ones and strangers alike, I'm not going to write him off based on his outbursts - but he obviously needs help. It looks like I can stop looking forward to Lethal Weapon 5 - I don't think anyone is going to be willing to work with Mel Gibson in the near future.

[majik]

Listen. After all they've been through, let's cut the Jews a break, alright? The Palestinians deserve their own state. Leave it alone.

And how many blacks, historically, have owned white slaves? It's nice and easy to wrap it up into a politically correct parcel and say that ANY joke, whether it's a WASP joke, or a predictable "white guys can't jump" reference...it's just not the same. I'm sorry, but white American males don't have the right to do this to people they have repressed and mistreated.

On the other hand, when it comes to Irish, French, or Polish jokes - no-one actually believes the Irish are ALL drunks, or that Frenchmen don't bathe, or that Poles can't perform basic carpentry. What's funny - at least to me - is the generalization itself, not the people it mocks.

Pogue mo thoin, I'm with ya on that, now give me a drink and kiss me quick I'm Irish.

I can say that Iam Irish and happy to be, to be sure to be sure.

[Vladan]

This reminded me...

How do you stop a bunch of black men from raping a woman?
You throw them a basketball.


Sorry, I had to. I may burn in hell for this, but it's too f-ing funny.

HAHAHAH that was funny.

Mel Gibson is the man! what a champ.

[Rip Rokken]

I think you and I are gonna be the only 2 that find some comedic value in Mel's rant. 13 is probably on his way to church to pray for him. "God, please show Mel the way, allow Joe Paterno to live another 108 years and inspire Sly to make another Rocky movie."

Well, it needs to be done, even if it takes divine intervention! Add RAMBO to that, too. Recently read Stallone's canceled plans for the next one, wanting to let the end of the last movie cap off Rambo's story. Stallone needs to come full circle and realize that he was build for war, just like Rambo. There can't ever be an end to Rambo's story, any more than there can never not be a new Rush album. There are too many terrorists that still need to be dealt with 50-cal style.

[Rip Rokken]

What's wrong with saying the truth? Jews are historically penny-pinching, money hungry people...they own 3/4 of Hollywood...and they get where they get by fucking employees....its called truth in advertising....

I didn't make this shit up....and the U.S. kowtows to Israel, and the Jewish people of this country because they got the bomb, have epic voting power, and own half the fucking nation....and live in a strategic place in the world. TRUTH.

But then there's Geddy Lee, and he took over the world with a Rickenbacker bass. The only thing he ever stepped on in his quest for glory was some Moog foot pedals.