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[–] [email protected] 38 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Mel Gibson? An insane rant? No, couldn’t be. I’m sure it must have not been bigoted in any way.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 6 days ago

Uhhhhh... well this is embarrassing. He didn't do an ''insane'' rant. He did a BONKERS rant. Uncle Baby Billy can clear up the difference if you need more info.

[–] [email protected] 34 points 6 days ago (2 children)

(plays William Wallace)

(endorses authoritarian candidate)

At the very least the man is skilled at pretending to be someone he’s not. That’s about all he’s got going for him.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 6 days ago

The funny bit is that everyone already knew he was a far right extremist politically and religiously, it's just HOW he expresses himself that's blowing up in his face.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Braveheart strokes the same freedom boner that The Patriot does.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (1 children)

I don't care, man, braveheart was fucking dope. plus that's very reductive, it's a very personal story as well in many ways. there's friendship and love and ~~:.|:;~~ and betrayal and revenge. it really hits hard on an emotional level in so many scenes. two or three that made me cry, a number of fuck you moments and a bunch of fuck yeah moments. it has so many perfect setup and payoff arcs that more recent insanely popular media severely lacks, like breaking bad or Harry Potter.

Gibson is an absolute piece of shit but it's a shame that he's actually talented, unlike a crushing majority of these hogs.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 days ago

I like that part where the king pushes his sons gay lover out the window.

Good movie but totally agree, Gibson is so talented he's succeeded despite his wacko beliefs.

[–] [email protected] 27 points 6 days ago (1 children)

The worst Mel. Mel Brooks infinitely superior.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 6 days ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 days ago

Torme is the Velvet Fog even!

[–] [email protected] 7 points 6 days ago

racist-ass Melly Gibsins

[–] [email protected] 6 points 6 days ago (1 children)

lethal weapon needs a lethal whippin

[–] [email protected] 3 points 6 days ago (1 children)

going by passion of the Christ that's probably his kink

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 days ago (1 children)

aint they always like that

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 days ago

I mean the persecution complex surely must enable such kinks...

[–] [email protected] 4 points 6 days ago
[–] [email protected] 197 points 1 week ago (3 children)

Yes Mel Gibson is still bonkers.

[–] [email protected] 64 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Until producers stop giving him money and actors refuse to work with him he'll continue spreading hate, the guy has been an obvious bigot and moron his entire life

[–] [email protected] 33 points 1 week ago (22 children)

“I separate people and their art” people are the fuckin’ worst and huge part of the problem, too, since they don’t do a damn thing to incentivise those losers to stop what they’re doing, either.

When I learned that “Sweet Home Alabama” was in bitter response to Neil Young’s “Southern Man” I just stopped listening to it. There is so much music in the world, I’ve been fine without Lynyrd Skynyrd. I also don’t think I’ve ever seen a Mel Gibson movie and I seem to be ok.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 days ago (1 children)

When I learned that “Sweet Home Alabama” was in bitter response to Neil Young’s “Southern Man”

You didn't learn that the first time you heard the song, where its laid out plainly in the lyrics?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 days ago (1 children)

I was a lot younger when I first heard it. I did think it was a little weird but not enough for that young Canadian white boy to really have too much of an opinion. The only “plainly laid out” reference to “Southern Man” is a single line referring to this “Neil” I also didn’t really know anything about at the time.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (1 children)

Well, I heard Mr. Young sing about her

Well, I heard old Neil put her down

Well, I hope Neil Young will remember

A Southern man don't need him around, anyhow

I get that you were a kid when you first heard it, but it's absolutely all laid out in plain English. They even referenced the song itself.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Bro I was a kid and didn’t know what “Southern Man” even was, either, and the concept of a person from the south isn’t exactly unique to the song by that name.

Christ, you’re an asshole.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 days ago (1 children)

I'm not criticizing you for misunderstanding it as a kid. You're not a kid anymore. You just said, as an adult, that the only reference was a single line with the word Neil in it. That's wrong. If you can't handle being corrected when you say something wrong maybe the internet isn't for you.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Oh I’m so sorry, it was four lines back to back and three of them were just saying his name. Will you ever forgive me? Please, your admiration is all that I crave!

I know that you’ve never missed something small that you frankly weren’t paying much attention to in the first place. Teach me your ways, enlightened one.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Step 1 is to want to learn instead of getting defensive and acting like a douche when someone tells you something you didn't know.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 3 days ago (1 children)

I already learned, I know what the song is about now and I not only knew it long time ago but I literally had already said that. You aren’t teaching anyone anything, you just tried to mock me for not knowing something.

I hope you find, one day, something kinder to fill that gaping hole in your personality. This ain’t it.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 days ago (1 children)

You're teaching me a lot about victimization complexes

[–] [email protected] 0 points 3 days ago

I think I’m gunna follow the example of the smarter people in your life and leave this conversation. Peace out ✌️

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[–] [email protected] 142 points 1 week ago (4 children)

You mean the same guy who said he hopes his (then) partner gets “raped by a pack of n****rs” isn’t voting for Kamala? I’m shocked I tell you.

He’s been unhinged for years, we should have cancelled him decades ago and let Mel succumb to his own alcoholism.

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[–] [email protected] 68 points 1 week ago (2 children)

So many out of work actors raging their boy is getting destroyed by a woman.

[–] [email protected] 35 points 1 week ago (4 children)

So many immigrants complaining about immigration too.

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[–] [email protected] 61 points 1 week ago

Old racist votes for old racist.

More at 9.

[–] [email protected] 52 points 1 week ago (6 children)

Mel should do the right maga thing. As a immigrant he should self deport himself.

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[–] [email protected] 39 points 1 week ago

This guy is a racist piece of shit. Always has been.

[–] [email protected] 36 points 1 week ago

The Passion of the Anti-Christ

[–] [email protected] 34 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Did he blame the Jews again?

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[–] [email protected] 31 points 1 week ago

I tried finding a gif of Mel in a straight jacket from Lethal Weapon, but I'll settle for this one:

mel

[–] [email protected] 28 points 1 week ago (2 children)

time to take another long hiatus from work, mel.

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