You've got to be kidding...

[o_nepenthe_o]

I think my jaw actually dropped when reading this.

Actor and director Mel Gibson has apologised for the anti-Semitic words he used during his arrest for drink-driving. Here is his full statement:

There is no excuse, nor should there be any tolerance, for anyone who thinks or expresses any kind of anti-Semitic remark

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[wade_scott]

I think I have finally figured out why all of this hullabaloo about Mel bothers me:

People actually gave a damn about what he had to say in the first place.

Now really. You don't know this man, you don't hang out with him, work with him, or even pass him on the street. If his face wasn't plastered all over movie posters and theatre screens, you wouldn't even be able to pick him out of a crowd. And yet you take anything he says seriously? As if it's a personal slight?

Okay America (and others who subscribe to pop culture), let's just do what we always do to people we think are stupid: Ignore them. Their words can't hurt unless we let them.

Remember: Any publicity is good publicity. The more we talk about this particular incident, the more we promote Mr. Gibson and tell him that what he has to say impacts our lives.

**Apologises to Jenny for soapboxing on her LJ**

[o_nepenthe_o]

That's alright. No one reads it anyway...

Just be glad I don't get all über sensitive about the fact that I was just clumped into your 'Quit talking about it, you idiots!' speech. :/

[wade_scott]

Nah, you weren't really clumped into it. I was talking about the media, really. It's plastered all over EVERY:news outlet.

Really guys. We got the memo. :)