Oh boy. One radio station pinned Mel Gibson as "The Hester Prynne of Hollywood." He's also lost his miniseries deal with ABC on the subject of the Holocaust. Goodness.
There are some that are questioning whether or not ABC was right to take away Mel's TV deal. Well, here's how I see it...
A man utters out grossly anti-Semitic comments after being pulled over for drunk driving.
Not the best representative for a Holocaust mini-series.
ABC clearly did this for business reasons. It's going to be quite distracting to know that this show about the Holocaust features a man who may really hate Jewish people.
Mel Gibson has issued an apology and is making plans to meet with Jewish leaders to make amends. I am not Jewish, but I can look through the viewpoint of being African-American and I can make this situation fit what I'm more familiar with.
What if he was talking about Blacks instead? Would I forgive him?
Yes. I have been taught to forgive people when they apologize. This has matured into being a part of my mentality and not something that's just rehearsed. He is a famous actor and he may just be apologizing to improve his image. But I'll never know that unless he admits it.
God knows his heart, and He'll be the one to judge, not me.
This also raises other questions:
1. Are people more honest when intoxicated?
2. Did Gibson try to hide his police records? (These are the same people who took down Robert Downey Jr. and Nick Nolte. Though Gibson's mugshot and records were being withheld, their records were released without hesitation. TMZ.com were the first to report what actually happened.)
3. Are the one's persecuting Gibson the most just being self-righteous?
I've never seen Lethal Weapon.
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