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What’s a Mel Gibson fan to do when the star acts badly?

What do you do when the star reportedly makes obnoxious comments about Jews?

What’s a Mel Gibson fan to do when the star reportedly makes obnoxious comments about Jews?

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Ouch! Your line must be far from the beaten anti-semitic path. And of course you realize that purchasing a ticket and renting a movie contributes to Gibson's coffers. Now I understand that many Jewish organizations believe boycotting is counterproductive. I disagree. It is, at a minimum, enormously self satisfying and I will admit, selfish. Ah but there is some altruism in the air. Ghandi is right. When you are unable or unwilling to withhold your support of a bigot, you give tacit endorsement of the bigoted behavior. Beyond altruism, there is self preservation. Silence matters Linda, and in the case of the Jews silence was the precursor to the extermination of 6 million souls. Check out the three stooges. Mel often copied their humor in his Lethal Weapon roles. I guess mimicking Jewish actors is acceptable to boost ticket sales. ...wonder who the stooge is now.