More on Gibson...
Scene: Tommy Lee 'Googling' himself with a cup of coffee on a Tuesday morning: "Wha... What the !o#&erf@&%ing h@!!?!?! Why am I on a blog with this guy?"
Sorry, Tommy.
Steve: ...they're goons for making a tempest out of a teapot and not noting that the Sheriff was (refreshingly) treating Gibson as he would any other DUI.
If you elect to make your living via fame, elevating yourself and your behavior above the average person, the public court is rightfully where your mistakes will be judged. Like it or hate it. Good for the sheriff for trying to treat Gibson as an average Joe and control the madness, but reporting Gibson's despicable behavior (and the sheriff's attempt to keep the details under wraps) doesn't make you a goon. Gibson wanted to be famous, so let him have his fame in every form. It's quite fair.
To paraphrase a slogan from Hebrew National hotdogs, Gibson portrays himself as one who answers to a higher authority. His tirade doesn't reflect that; it shows him to be not one bit better than any other self-absorbed Hollywood problem child. Matter of fact, his tirade makes him sound much worse than his 'Hollyweird' peers.
As a point of 'Hollyweird' comparison, Lee — a drummer in a seminal heavy metal band — wouldn't feel the same moral responsibility to behave as Gibson should, but still, you certainly never hear Lee spouting anti-Semitic hate speak. That's probably because he doesn't hate Jews.
Considering Gibson's decision to become a secular actor pursuing the respect, admiration, and support of Christians around the world, he should be expected to behave better than his peers. He, with much fanfare and carefully executed self-promotion, directed a definitive blockbuster of a biblical story of Christ. Now, he has dealt himself a wicked blow and insulted not only those he addressed, but those who respect and support him, his vision, and his work. Worst of all, he has now provided way too much fodder for all kinds of Anti-Somebody Nutcases: "Mel Gibson said...," "He's the guy that directed the 'Passion of the Christ'," and "See? Those people are..." What a shame it all is, but he wanted his own words to have this much power. Now he has to deal with the consequences of revealing his thoughts while intoxicated.
Steve: (Lee) wouldn't admit that he had a problem with alcohol... Somehow, I just don't picture Tommy Lee being enough of a human being to do that, but if he had, I would have said exactly the same thing about him.
Really? Good. Truth be told, when Lee was accused of spousal abuse, he publicly admitted his own anger management problems and his desire to do something about it. He didn't have to 'admit that he had a problem with alcohol' because his problem was really about anger.
Anyone familiar with the effects of alcohol knows that the problem with Gibson isn't really about alcohol. Alcohol most often acts as a truth elixir. It's most likely that it didn't make him say anything he doesn't already believe. His apology is a dishonest smokescreen, a copout, and an attempt to salvage his career. Sure, he very well may be an alcoholic, but that's not the only thing he needs help with.
Steve: You wanted to make the case that Gibson gets treated differently here because he's not one of the Hollyweird elite.
Don't fool yourself, Steve. He is one of the Hollyweird elite. Just ask him! In fact, he "owns Malibu!"
Sorry, Tommy.
Steve: ...they're goons for making a tempest out of a teapot and not noting that the Sheriff was (refreshingly) treating Gibson as he would any other DUI.
If you elect to make your living via fame, elevating yourself and your behavior above the average person, the public court is rightfully where your mistakes will be judged. Like it or hate it. Good for the sheriff for trying to treat Gibson as an average Joe and control the madness, but reporting Gibson's despicable behavior (and the sheriff's attempt to keep the details under wraps) doesn't make you a goon. Gibson wanted to be famous, so let him have his fame in every form. It's quite fair.
To paraphrase a slogan from Hebrew National hotdogs, Gibson portrays himself as one who answers to a higher authority. His tirade doesn't reflect that; it shows him to be not one bit better than any other self-absorbed Hollywood problem child. Matter of fact, his tirade makes him sound much worse than his 'Hollyweird' peers.
As a point of 'Hollyweird' comparison, Lee — a drummer in a seminal heavy metal band — wouldn't feel the same moral responsibility to behave as Gibson should, but still, you certainly never hear Lee spouting anti-Semitic hate speak. That's probably because he doesn't hate Jews.
Considering Gibson's decision to become a secular actor pursuing the respect, admiration, and support of Christians around the world, he should be expected to behave better than his peers. He, with much fanfare and carefully executed self-promotion, directed a definitive blockbuster of a biblical story of Christ. Now, he has dealt himself a wicked blow and insulted not only those he addressed, but those who respect and support him, his vision, and his work. Worst of all, he has now provided way too much fodder for all kinds of Anti-Somebody Nutcases: "Mel Gibson said...," "He's the guy that directed the 'Passion of the Christ'," and "See? Those people are..." What a shame it all is, but he wanted his own words to have this much power. Now he has to deal with the consequences of revealing his thoughts while intoxicated.
Steve: (Lee) wouldn't admit that he had a problem with alcohol... Somehow, I just don't picture Tommy Lee being enough of a human being to do that, but if he had, I would have said exactly the same thing about him.
Really? Good. Truth be told, when Lee was accused of spousal abuse, he publicly admitted his own anger management problems and his desire to do something about it. He didn't have to 'admit that he had a problem with alcohol' because his problem was really about anger.
Anyone familiar with the effects of alcohol knows that the problem with Gibson isn't really about alcohol. Alcohol most often acts as a truth elixir. It's most likely that it didn't make him say anything he doesn't already believe. His apology is a dishonest smokescreen, a copout, and an attempt to salvage his career. Sure, he very well may be an alcoholic, but that's not the only thing he needs help with.
Steve: You wanted to make the case that Gibson gets treated differently here because he's not one of the Hollyweird elite.
Don't fool yourself, Steve. He is one of the Hollyweird elite. Just ask him! In fact, he "owns Malibu!"
posted by Strother | 8:22 AM
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