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[–] captainlezbian@lemmy.world 23 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

Mel Gibson? An insane rant? No, couldn’t be. I’m sure it must have not been bigoted in any way.

[–] Snowclone@lemmy.world 5 points 13 hours ago

Uhhhhh... well this is embarrassing. He didn't do an ''insane'' rant. He did a BONKERS rant. Uncle Baby Billy can clear up the difference if you need more info.

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[–] elliot_crane@lemmy.world 24 points 21 hours ago (2 children)

(plays William Wallace)

(endorses authoritarian candidate)

At the very least the man is skilled at pretending to be someone he’s not. That’s about all he’s got going for him.

[–] Snowclone@lemmy.world 5 points 13 hours ago

The funny bit is that everyone already knew he was a far right extremist politically and religiously, it's just HOW he expresses himself that's blowing up in his face.

[–] Wogi@lemmy.world 10 points 16 hours ago (1 children)

Braveheart strokes the same freedom boner that The Patriot does.

[–] pyre@lemmy.world 2 points 2 hours ago* (last edited 2 hours ago)

I don't care, man, braveheart was fucking dope. plus that's very reductive, it's a very personal story as well in many ways. there's friendship and love and ~~:.|:;~~ and betrayal and revenge. it really hits hard on an emotional level in so many scenes. two or three that made me cry, a number of fuck you moments and a bunch of fuck yeah moments. it has so many perfect setup and payoff arcs that more recent insanely popular media severely lacks, like breaking bad or Harry Potter.

Gibson is an absolute piece of shit but it's a shame that he's actually talented, unlike a crushing majority of these hogs.

[–] Draegur@lemm.ee 21 points 21 hours ago (1 children)

The worst Mel. Mel Brooks infinitely superior.

[–] DreadPirateShawn@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 10 hours ago (1 children)
[–] SOB_Van_Owen@lemm.ee 1 points 2 hours ago

Torme is the Velvet Fog even!

[–] Hadriscus@lemm.ee 6 points 20 hours ago

racist-ass Melly Gibsins

[–] doggle@lemmy.dbzer0.com 59 points 1 day ago

Old racist votes for old racist.

More at 9.

[–] Lucidlethargy@sh.itjust.works 38 points 1 day ago

This guy is a racist piece of shit. Always has been.

[–] Sam_Bass@lemmy.world 5 points 21 hours ago (1 children)

lethal weapon needs a lethal whippin

[–] pyre@lemmy.world 2 points 2 hours ago (1 children)

going by passion of the Christ that's probably his kink

[–] Sam_Bass@lemmy.world 1 points 19 minutes ago

aint they always like that

[–] MehBlah@lemmy.world 49 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Mel should do the right maga thing. As a immigrant he should self deport himself.

[–] kcuf2@lemmynsfw.com 4 points 22 hours ago (2 children)
[–] freddydunningkruger@lemmy.world 7 points 15 hours ago

That's right, his father moved their family to Australia to keep his sons out of the Vietnam draft. How quaint.

[–] Zoomboingding@lemmy.world 5 points 22 hours ago

Facts don't matter to that crowd anyway

[–] Evil_incarnate@lemm.ee 19 points 1 day ago (2 children)

We don't want him back now. You've ruined him.

[–] GiantChickDicks@lemmy.ml 2 points 16 hours ago

It was not us, baby, he was born this way.

[–] MehBlah@lemmy.world 11 points 1 day ago

Don't blame us for your road warrior.

[–] Milk_Sheikh@lemm.ee 133 points 1 day ago (1 children)

You mean the same guy who said he hopes his (then) partner gets “raped by a pack of n****rs” isn’t voting for Kamala? I’m shocked I tell you.

He’s been unhinged for years, we should have cancelled him decades ago and let Mel succumb to his own alcoholism.

[–] DrSteveBrule@mander.xyz 15 points 1 day ago (3 children)
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[–] MyOpinion@lemm.ee 192 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Yes Mel Gibson is still bonkers.

[–] AnUnusualRelic@lemmy.world 4 points 23 hours ago* (last edited 23 hours ago) (1 children)

We don't have the celebrity thing you have in the US here, so I only see bits and pieces of this, but his (and several others, really) spiralling into insanity has been quite bizarre to witness. First into extreme bizarro religion and then (predictably) into far right politics.

As is often the case, the rejection just entrenches his beliefs.

I wish I knew how people started falling into that kind of mental trap. I'm not sure he was always like that (or maybe he was, I don't know the guy).

[–] ZombieMantis@lemmy.world 2 points 2 hours ago

Well, in Gibson's case, he's been a loon for a long time now. This isn't a recent development.

[–] gAlienLifeform@lemmy.world 62 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Until producers stop giving him money and actors refuse to work with him he'll continue spreading hate, the guy has been an obvious bigot and moron his entire life

[–] Soup@lemmy.world 32 points 1 day ago (21 children)

“I separate people and their art” people are the fuckin’ worst and huge part of the problem, too, since they don’t do a damn thing to incentivise those losers to stop what they’re doing, either.

When I learned that “Sweet Home Alabama” was in bitter response to Neil Young’s “Southern Man” I just stopped listening to it. There is so much music in the world, I’ve been fine without Lynyrd Skynyrd. I also don’t think I’ve ever seen a Mel Gibson movie and I seem to be ok.

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[–] son_named_bort@lemmy.world 32 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Did he blame the Jews again?

[–] Archer@lemmy.world 8 points 1 day ago

I think that’s just implicit now

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[–] ThePantser@lemmy.world 67 points 1 day ago (2 children)

So many out of work actors raging their boy is getting destroyed by a woman.

[–] sndmn@lemmy.ca 35 points 1 day ago (4 children)

So many immigrants complaining about immigration too.

You mean Elon? Yeah, he's always been a noisy little bitch about things...

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[–] ramenshaman@lemmy.world 18 points 1 day ago

Well now I definitely don't feel bad about torrenting Braveheart

[–] adarza@lemmy.ca 28 points 1 day ago (1 children)

time to take another long hiatus from work, mel.

[–] Pronell@lemmy.world 16 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Nonsense, he will get steady work alongside Kevin Sorbo!

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[–] DogPeePoo@lemm.ee 35 points 1 day ago

The Passion of the Anti-Christ

[–] VaalaVasaVarde@sopuli.xyz 30 points 1 day ago

I tried finding a gif of Mel in a straight jacket from Lethal Weapon, but I'll settle for this one:

mel

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