Monday, July 31, 2006

Mel and his mouth

So there's a lot of yammering about Mel Gibson and some loathesome things he said after he had a snootful and got caught driving. Apparently his apology wasn't sufficient (although it was far humbler than most of the "public apologies" I've heard). Because what you say when you're drunk is exacctly what you really think, isn't it?

Honestly, does anybody really think this would be an issue if it were any other star? But Gibson made an unapologetic, undisguised Christian film and – worse – succeeded with it. So anything he does is going to be more scrutinized than a star who fits in with the liberal establishment. Does anybody pay any attention to what Madonna has to say when she's snockered? Please.

Anybody who wants to wax self-righteous about Mel is hereby required to read this first. No excceptions.

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