Dead in the Water?
What do you mean, his 'dead in the water' Hollywood career? Do you think if you keep repeating this mantra long enough it will come true? Hardly. The guy has more money and greater success than you will ever achieve in 100 lifetimes. He isn't doing this to reignite a moribund career. Gibson has repeatedly proved that he has what it takes to still crank out top notch films, and his popularity does not appear to have suffered one bit from all the negative publicity he has received from his critics. He's simply starring in this upcoming movie out of love for the profession of acting. He sure as hell doesn't need the money. It's that simple, and mark my words: Like nearly every professional project this man sets his mark upon, the movie will be a success, regardless of your carping criticism. A clear case of very sour grapes. Grapes of wrath?
Sandler's movie and mockery may very well be funny to some people, but Sandler's audiences are very limited, and I for one would never permit 12 year old children to view his very raunchy movies. No, the only individuals who will gloat over his attempts to mock Gibson will be the ones who felt the most slighted by his remarks while he was inebriated - in this case, Jews. Most non-Jews couldn't care less about what Gibson said during a drunken rant and I suspect that many may even agree with him. I suspect that a good many Jews couldn't care less either. I hear tell that Gibson's own bodyguard is an Israeli, so, don't mess with the Zohan.
Your problem is with Mr. Gibson's father and their religious beliefs. That's YOUR problem. Don't try to fob it off on to others who couldn't care less about the subject. And so what if Hutton Gibson 'denies the Holocaust' or 'doubts the Holocaust' or 'questions the Holocaust.' So what! Why do you care? It's his business, or do you imagine that you are in the business of dictating to other people what they should or should not believe? Either believe as you do - or else - is that it?
In a democratic society, people are free to express their opinions on practically every subject under the sun. Sandler has the right to mock Gibson if he and his Jewish writers choose, and Hutton Gibson has a right to question or deny the Holocaust just as you choose to attack his religious beliefs.
Get over it and get on with your own life.
And it is clear from your weird interpretation of traditional Catholicism that you have no idea what you are talking about. The fact of the matter is that the Gibson's DO follow the Roman Catholic Church - the traditional Roman Catholic Church. Their beliefs encompass 2000 years of Catholicism, so it is errant nonsense to claim that they follow anything BUT the Roman Catholic Church.
They simply are not pleased with the innovations launched by the modern Catholic Church since John XXIII and Vatican II - and what person with any degree of insight can blame them? Look at the rotted fruits of Vatican II - with the homosexual pedophilia scandal - but that ugly scenario fits in more with your view of Catholicism, I suspect.
And Gibson is quite right in refusing to denounce his own father. Again, what does it matter what his father believes? I suspect that you have no clear idea as to what the man believes and should not even be voicing a critical opinion on the subject matter. And what if Hutton Gibson's view turns out to be correct in the final analysis? You say that Gibson refused to denounce his father's views on the Holocaust, but what you failed to say is that he did not specifically endorse them either.
You have to get over this 'Joe McCarthy' type mind set you evince. You remember McCarthy, don't you? He's the former U.S. Senator who was uncovering 'communists' in the Hollywood community, etc., while you are intent on following in his footsteps and uncovering 'holocaust deniers' and 'traditional Catholics.'
In my opinion, that constitutes hypocrisy of the rankest sort.
Finally, I think Mr. Gibson Sr will be very grateful to you for publicizing his web site. In fact, I am going to recommend it to others as well.
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