How is Mel Gibson homophobic and racist?

[Hawkeye-X]

I have some people who don't believe that Mel's an fuckwit.

I just need proof (i.e., links) and not on somebody's sayso.

Thanks!

Hawkeye-X

[Hissyspit]

1. Here are some places to start:

Sisyphus Shrugged - Mel explains about the jews some moreA commenter in my journal talked about a long-ago Spanish interview where Mel Gibson was pretty blatant with his homophobia, too. ...
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Politics in the Zeros»Blog Archive » Mel Gibson does a mea culpaMel Gibson issued a lengthy statement Saturday apologizing for his drunk driving ... He’s also major league homophobic, according to comments from Susan ...
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Slog: Comment on Mel Gibson Accused of Anti-Semitic Drunken TiradeComments on Mel Gibson Accused of Anti-Semitic Drunken Tirade. 1. It's cute how much like Saddam Hussein he looks. Posted by Sachi - July 29, 2006 07:34 PM ...
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The Stranger | Seattle | Slog: The Stranger's Blog | Mel Gibson ...Trash Mel Gibson Accused of Anti-Semitic Drunken Tirade ... I hope the anti-semetic, homophobic, anti-choice nut case goes down hard. ...
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Celebrity gossip juicy celebrity rumors Hollywood gossip blog from ...To the poster that said you've never heard Mel Gibson push his religion on ... I have a lot of hate towards Mel.he's homophobic,a hypocrite,a nutjob and an ...
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Celebrity gossip juicy celebrity rumors Hollywood gossip blog from ...Hasn't he made some pretty nasty homophobic comments also ?? ... They just reported the Mel Gibson arrest, read his apology on the air, but DID NOT SAY ...
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Salem-News.Com Deputy Says Mel Gibson Made Racial Slurs During ...TMZ.com reports that actor Mel Gibson cursed at a police officer who arrested ... As to Mel's comment that the "jews have started most of the wars in this ...
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Mel Gibson Rages Against International Jewish Drinking Conspiracy ...He’sa paranoid, sexist, homophobic jerk, but to openly insult both the police ... According to “Anonymous,” a nefarious conspiracy spins around Mel Gibson, ...
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[Sequoia]

2. Because I'm your pa and I say so.

Now go do your homework Billy, and stop asking questions.


Mel's going to heaven and we're not. Nor is his long suffering wife according to him.

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

3. Well, he admitted his anti-semitic comments.

Somebody else will have to post his homophobic comments.

[Hissyspit]

4. The comments on homosexuals came from a Spanish magazine:

http://www.republicoft.com/2006/07/29/drunken-mel-sober-mind/

Those crude attacks mentioned above date back at least as far as 1992.

Heartthrob actor Mel Gibson, asked by one of Spain’s leading magazines what he thinks of homosexuals, launched into a tirade against gay men.

“They take it up the ass,” Gibson told El Pais as he got out of his chair, bent over and pointed to his butt. “This is only for taking a shit,” he said.

Reminded by the interviewer, Koro Castellano, that he worked with gays while studying at the School of Dramatic Arts, Gibson

added: “They were good people, kind, I like them. But their thing is not my thing.”

Castellano said, “But you were obsessed with the thought that if you were an actor, people would confuse you with one of them.”

“Yes,” Gibson admitted, “but I did it. I became an actor despite that. But with this look, who’s going to think I’m gay?n It would be hard to take me for someone like that.”

[Hissyspit]

5. More:

http://experts.about.com/e/m/me/Mel_Gibson.htm

Gibson's politics and opinions
Gibson's political viewpoints, while lauded by middle America, have been described by some as "conservative" and "far right." Some gay rights groups have accused him of homophobia for his conservative Catholic views on homosexuality, and for allegedly depicting homosexuals as villains (The Man without a Face, Braveheart, The Passion of the Christ).

On occasion he has spoken plainly to the press about his views. "They take it up the ass," Gibson told a Spanish publication El Pais in a January 1992 interview, referring to homosexuals as he bent over and pointed to his rear-end. "This is only for taking a shit."

His conservative political views and support of "Traditional Catholic" beliefs have led to charges of anti-Semitism by Jewish leaders, charges that increased following his making of the Gospel-based movie The Passion of the Christ. One scene in the movie which angered Jews included a Jewish crowd expressing support for the crucifixion of Christ by shouting His blood be on us and on our children! (Matthew 27:25), a verse that has been historically used to justify hatred towards Jews. Jewish leaders also did not like various scenes which they believe portray Jews as bloodthirsty people. In response to criticism, Gibson removed the subtitle for this line, but left the line itself in the movie.

Gibson went further and placed the Jewish priests at the torture of Jesus, witnessing the torture without response. This artistic choice is not reflected in the New Testament.

Not everyone agrees that the movie is anti-Semitic. Reviewer Michael Medved, who is Jewish, commented after viewing a rough cut that "the film seemed to me so obviously free of anti-Semitic intent." Even some liberals have come out in support for Gibson, claiming that traditional Catholicism is not in itself anti-Semitic, and Gibson has no record of intolerance towards Jews or other ethnic groups. Many Evangelical Christian pastors who have seen the film have applauded Gibson's film as being faithful to the text.

Yet, it should be noted that there is no evidence that Jewish guards attempted to murder Jesus by throwing him from a bridge. This scene in the film has no biblical precedent and many people saw it as an anti-semitic addition.

[theHandpuppet]

6. I'd recommend this post by DUer Sapphocrat on the GLBT forum

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=221x39083

Excellent summation.