Free Republic Gallantly Rushes to Defense of Mel Gibson
I know this isn’t really a shocker, or big news, but my guilty pleasure is to sometimes read right-wings sites that have comments enabled, just for laughs. Freep is a favorite, and they never seem to disappoint.
Anyway,
From the same cloth that thinks hitting women who have abortions is ok, comes more right-wing misogyny — or at least the defense of it — from Freepers who think conservative icon Mel Gibon isn’t so bad for beating up women. For those not in the know, Mel has been verbally and physically abusing his former girlfriend and mother of his child, Oksana Grigorieva, and it’s become kind of a big scandal. It’s also all been caught on tape, and Mel has supposedly admitted to the beating as well. Fortunate for us, free republic posters see through this so-called scandal for what it really is: a plot by the devil and or communists to destroy the reputation of one of Hollywood’s few conservatives.
Oh, but to be fair, some of the freepers don’t think Mel’s abuse scandal is a conspiracy. No no, they think Oksana just plain-old deserved it by egging Mel on. It’s good to consider the possibility that some women can force men to do these things. The state of how conservatives view “family values” and how these right-wingers view women in general on full display here… but hey, what do you expect from a group whose leaders espouse taking away women’s rights, as well as hitting them when they don’t obey?
Anyway, here’s a sample of some of the brilliant freeper comments that inspired me to write about this:
She’s setting him up guys! It’s a trick!
“We all love beating Mel up and I don’t doubt that in some cases, he deserves to be beaten up. But, let’s consider this from another approach - did Oksana set him up? Listen to her responses during his rant. She’s very calm. You can almost hear her smiling on the other end of the phone call that she is recording because she got him to Vesuvius all over her - AGAIN!!”
15 posted on Wed Jul 14 2010 14:18:15 GMT+0100 (Hora de Ver�o de GMT) by DustyMoment
Oh no, will someone please think of poor crazy Mel?
“On the whole I think Mel Gibson is the victim here. His privacy has been systematically invaded by other people with their own agenda.”
55 posted on Wed Jul 14 2010 16:21:04 GMT+0100 (Hora de Ver�o de GMT) by devere
Or maybe Satan made Mel do this, because he is mad about Mel’s Catholicism.
“Probably possessed. You knew he’d be a major target after The Passion of The Christ.”
19 posted on Wed Jul 14 2010 14:26:38 GMT+0100 (Hora de Ver�o de GMT) by ImaGraftedBranch
I too was married to a jezzebel who made me beat her up sometimes, it’s ok Mel I understand where you’re coming from. I see through her scheme.
“Alcoholism is a progressive disease but I can’t help thinking Oksana is screwing with Mel’s head. There doesn’t seem to be much context to these……she’s calm as a cucumber on the other end and is likely pushing his buttons. Who knows what she has done to screw with him. My ex used to try to do this to me until she realised that she couldn’t get the reactions from me that she was looking for….sometimes people will push your buttons so they can then point at you and say, ‘See, it’s him/her! He/She is the crazy one.’”
21 posted on Wed Jul 14 2010 14:39:29 GMT+0100 (Hora de Ver�o de GMT) by Catholic Canadian
Oksana is a commie Russian spy! She’s trying to take down a good Christian conservative! Or it’s the devil.
“I agree with you. Not to excuse his out-of-control rage but she is most definitely egging him on in my opinion. She is too calm, too smug, and too in control of that conversation.
She makes sure to say she doesn’t want his money, she has lost her career, and he hit her in the teeth. She is pointedly making talking points in that phone call that only she knows is being recorded. She knows how to push his buttons and she is playing him like a violin.
Interesting a Russian immigrant is taking down an American icon whose career was most recently built on championing freedom & Christianity. (Braveheart, The Passion, The Patriot) Maybe no connection - maybe it’s just the devil himself.”
26 posted on Wed Jul 14 2010 15:05:50 GMT+0100 (Hora de Ver�o de GMT) by carmody
Uh huh, honestly guys, I’m not defending guys like this or anything but…
“Don’t get me wrong, I am not defending Mel. I think he’s obviously unhinged. But certain women can illicit this response from some men. She probably can push his buttons like no other. Hence, his leaving his wife of 25 years (or however long) for her. She is playing a dangerous game, sound like.”
39 posted on Wed Jul 14 2010 15:45:21 GMT+0100 (Hora de Ver�o de GMT) by riri
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Sick stuff. And there’s lots more where that came from. I can’t help but wonder what the responses of the freep brigade would look like if Mel Gibson was Muslim instead of Catholic…
Anyway, speaking of where that came from, here’s the full thread over there if you’re brave enough to wade through this garbage.
Also, more on the story of Mel here: