rolling "Is This Racist?" thread

I know, I know. Just sayin' that a couple of you guys are acting like its 100% inconceivable that Hollywood would ever even acknowledge Gibson again.

Polanski kept making good movies, though.

...and a lot of hilariously bad or ridiculous ones

brb gotta go find a copy of The Ninth Gate

Gibson's pissed off too many people. Foster tried to help him out and failed. at this point, the only other big name probably willing to lend their credibility to a Gibson project is maybe Robert Downey Jr.

xp

I think he's ruined because the industry of Hollywood has an image and a social narrative that it hews to really closely, and there's no room in that narrative for the redemptive third act of an artless/talentless, white, male, hetero, racist, wifebeating drunk - reformed or otherwise. "Industry Warmly Accepts a Reformed Gibson" is not a headline any Hollywood player wants to write.

all things considered, Polanski had several cards in his favor that Gibson does not

well liked by his peers, sympathy over the Tate murder, his amazing run of canonical films in the 70s, the ambiguity of the charges/public calls for forgiveness by the victim etc

Okay Shakey, the Polanski call out was just a tossed off comment. I do understand why his case is hugely different.

I don't really want to argue about this anymore becaue I too hope
Gibson is never heard from again, but I fear thats wishful thinking.

I think he's ruined because the industry of Hollywood has an image and a social narrative that it hews to really closely, and there's no room in that narrative for the redemptive third act of an artless/talentless, white, male, hetero, racist, wifebeating drunk - reformed or otherwise. "Industry Warmly Accepts a Reformed Gibson" is not a headline any Hollywood player wants to write.

― The Silent Extreme (Shakey Mo Collier), Monday, 9 January 2012 22:57 (3 minutes ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink

idk wasn't there press of his kinda modest rehabilitation, w r downey jr & some pals at some award ceremony. if the guy was likely to make another zillion dollar faith movie or something i'm sure people would be all over him. i feel like there's a weird thing where he can now exist just with the by-now-familiar tag of 'asshole' attached to him, it prob makes it easier for him to occasionally be caught being an asshole w/o too much fallout

he had been existing comfortably with that tag since at least the Lethal Weapon movies, I don't see why he needed to escalate

lol

the Beaver was his gambit for serious redemption, and if it had done well/been good H'wood probably would've welcomed him back a bit - but that didn't happen

for what it's worth, I was surprised he sawed off his forearm for his role in the Beaver. how's he going to beat his wife now?

Important detail in the racist receipt story: “Some of the tweets I’ve gotten back are, ‘Why are you going to Papa John’s when you live in New York City?’” she said.

― the Smurf who'll snatch your money (Je55e), Monday, January 9, 2012 11:17 AM (6 hours ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink

I'll admit that this was first thought too, I mean I know they have those dipping sauces and all but still

xp got me stumped

You gotta hand it to him for trying, I guess.

the Beaver was his gambit for serious redemption, and if it had done well/been good H'wood probably would've welcomed him back a bit - but that didn't happen

yeah so hilariously the thing that is keeping mg from redemption is the quality of his movies, the quality of movies that star mel gibson

Mel Gibson was in some very good movies!

I mean, I know he was in even more terrible ones, but still.

"some" is being overly generous, I'll give you "one"

i know its not a movie hes in but apocalypto is the fn best

omg I was just looking up his filmography and Mad Max 4 is coming out this year??????

(ya Apocalypto is fucking incredible, that movie should not work nearly that well)

isn't he making a movie abt the maccabees now, id watch the racism out of that

Apocalypto is unwatchable nonsense y'all are high as fuck

also that one thats all slowmo shots of jesus getting stomped, i havent seen it but its a p out there concept

u might dig that one shakey

"unwatchable nonsense" is best reserved for movies like Red Riding Hood, which I texted through this weekend

lynch to thread

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jmQ4nRbtbTM

omg

wtf

WHAT?!

u might dig that one shakey

nah me and Jesus are tight bros

x-post - Wait that has to be doctored, right?

or a . . . coincidence?

http://sharetv.org/images/david_copperfield_2000/cast/large/wilkins_micawber.jpg

that's classic Olsen twin MO, don't forget this:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k6DA_WwO90c&feature=related

three guesses who the first one to mention chicken is

here's a hint:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vo9BIPIoLPg&feature=endscreen&NR=1

a) O_O
b) how have I never seen that?

so weird that both olsen twins had strokes simultaneously during the filming of that first video

DJP you posted the wrong Gimme Pizza

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CJEoASUMZbI

xp not strokes, botox

xp which somebody went to extra lengths to call "gangsta" in the opening titles of that version, wtf

Am I wrong, or do all of Mel Gibson's directorial ventures feature half-naked men hitting other men with sharp objects?

onto something

all his good ones are 2 hour chase sequences: mad max 2, apocalypto, passion of the christ

sorry old

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8pR20n_U234

is this racist

Did u watch her little Wayne one? If not, do so. Now.

wow, Kreayshawn fell off fast

lol

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