Meathead Speaks

According to the Associated Press, Rob Reiner, better know as Meathead, has proclaimed that "Mel Gibson's apology for his drunken anti-Semitic remarks isn't enough to redeem him. He must acknowledge that his work reflects anti-Semitism." The article also stated that "some critics attacked Gibson's movie (The Passion of the Christ) as portraying Jews as evil."

Some, like me, might be surprised if Gibson cares what Meathead's conditions are for his redemption. Meathead is probably envious of Gibson's success as a director. After enjoying some early success, Meathead's career has slowed considerably.

So what if Gibson showed some Jews in a bad light, or even as evil? Are we to believe that there are no evil Jews? Hollywood has made tons of movies that show Italian Americans, Latin Americans, Middle Easterners, Southern whites, African Americans, and others as evil. Are we to believe that they meant to imply that all members of those groups are evil? That's not what I got from those movies.

I think that it is quite reasonable to assume that at some point in the history of the Jewish people that there just could have been a few, or even many, Jews who behaved badly.

Stifle Meathead!

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