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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsGary Oldman revealed a lot by saying we all use racist, homophobic language. James Mee
hits back and says it all perfectly. (James Mee is the Sheriff who arrested Gibson)
The police officer who arrested Mel Gibson in 2006 has blasted Gary Oldman for wading into the debate over the Braveheart star's racial slur scandal in a new interview.
Gibson burst into an anti-Semitic tirade while he was being arrested for drink-driving by a Jewish police officer, James Mee, in California eight years ago, and the case is back in the news this week (beg23Jun14) following the release of Oldman's interview with Playboy magazine.
In the article, Oldman suggests Gibson was unfairly outcast by Hollywood following the scandal, adding, "We're all f**king hypocrites. That's what I think about it. The policeman who arrested him has never used the word n**ga or that f**king Jew?... It's the hypocrisy of it that drives me crazy..."
Mee has now spoken out to criticise The Dark Knight star for his remarks, telling Tmz.com, "I'm Jewish and why would I say that to discredit my own religious make-p? The N-word is a scary word. I would never even dream of using it. It sickens me that anyone would use that word... Jews have been persecuted and put down over the years. Why would I, as a Jew, do that to other races?... I feel sorry for people that need to say things about other people in order to justify themselves."
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http://www.contactmusic.com/story/mel-gibson-s-arresting-officer-hits-back-at-gary-oldman_4257507
Rex
(65,616 posts)Did Oldman go by the mansion to pick out his playmate for the night?
el_bryanto
(11,804 posts)Hugh Hefner was selling a lifestyle that included naked and objectified woman but included being "with it" and modern.
Bryant
Rex
(65,616 posts)Yet prostitution is illegal...strange country.
el_bryanto
(11,804 posts)I know he's been in the expendables - but that series is kind of its own thing - what else has he done recently?
Bryant
cali
(114,904 posts)It may be a confluence of stuff- he's older. he pissed people off. he wasn't ever a brilliant actor.
el_bryanto
(11,804 posts)He was great in the first few Lethal weapon movies for example - and I actually like his Hamlet pretty well too.
And the list of non-brilliant actors that have had long careers is pretty lengthy.
Bryant
cali
(114,904 posts)el_bryanto
(11,804 posts)Maybe a third? Even actors and actresses I quite like may not necessarily be brilliant.
Bryant
bettyellen
(47,209 posts)and combined with his rants..... ick.
JVS
(61,935 posts)There is a hiatus in acting from 2005-2010, but he's still acting and producing.
NYC Liberal
(20,132 posts)everyone else does it too.
It is certainly possible to never use those words. Most people don't. I sure as hell have NEVER called anyone "that fucking Jew".
Coventina
(26,808 posts)They're just looking for an excuse, "I'm not vile, because everyone does it."
Nope. Not everyone does.
Blech!
joeybee12
(56,177 posts)that other people have different ways of viewing the world...he's scum, always has been scum.
cali
(114,904 posts)but they just conceal it better. tiny little mind indeed.
joeybee12
(56,177 posts)Oppose abortion and marriage equality...convinced they're in the majority on these issues...they're wrong and will never admit they're wrong.
3catwoman3
(23,748 posts)...observed, "I think everyone here is Christian." While I usually keep quiet about spiritual matters, I could not let that pass. I replied, "I would be the exception to that." I was rather startled when my friend said, "Oh, atheist?" As if those were the only 2 possibilities. I just said "No," figuring the long explanation that would be needed might not be worth it.
joeybee12
(56,177 posts)Eventually, though, you realize there's a whole big world out there and other people with other beliefs...teabaggers apparently never grow up and realize that.
3catwoman3
(23,748 posts)...and this is a group of adult women all in our 50s and 60s, so plenty of time to be aware that there are lots of spiritual paths one can take.
joeybee12
(56,177 posts)Some people don't learn anything on this planet, we call such people Republicans.
BainsBane
(52,999 posts)amounted to censorship? Or is that only against women and LGBT folks?
redqueen
(115,085 posts)Seixsm / misogyny is still acceptable.
BainsBane
(52,999 posts)We're only women after all.
seabeyond
(110,159 posts)and we can forget we were advocating using racist, sexist and homophobic slurs cause of freedom of speech and we are now standing firmly on the democratic platform just saying no to racism, sexism and homophobia.
bigwillq
(72,790 posts)Then we can get away with saying whatever we want.
BainsBane
(52,999 posts)Or the Rude Pundit, or defending freedom of speech.