He Really Hates the English, Doesn't He? - Mel Gibson Discussion

[–] willjbeau (613) a year ago

I saw Gibson address this question once, and he claimed if anything he was an Anglophile. I don't think you should take his movie directing choices personally.

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[–] HarveyManFredSin (4877) a year ago

Maybe he believes he is, but next thing he'll be saying is that he loves Jewish people... 🤔

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[–] Hybrid66 (1499) a year ago

No.

1. He once appeared in a film as a British WW1 soldier.
2. In Braveheart he could've shown Edward I kicking out all jews (happened in 1290)
3. Braveheart was based upon a Scottish account, Blind Harry, that WAS anti-English in tone

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[–] [deleted] a year ago

Braveheart is NOTORIOUS for its historical INaccuracy!

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[–] HarveyManFredSin (4877) a year ago

Fair point with Edward I and the Edict of Expulsion, but it's not as if Braveheart depicted that travesty.

But in which film did he play a British WW1 soldier? If you're referring to Gallipoli, he was an Australian in that one, and the English didn't come out too well.

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[–] DMT (3774) a year ago

the jews were up too no good

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[–] [deleted] a year ago

My, what hatred! You must be stuck in life.

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[–] DMT (3774) a year ago

just look what kinda garbage they are pushing with their hollywood propaganda machine 👃 its not hard to see why so many societies in the past decided to expel them...

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[–] VanZan (831) a year ago

His Mum was Irish. He was named after a cathedral in her hometown and his middle name is also that of an Irish saint.

Of course he hates the English! Fair play to ya Anne Patricia O'Reilly!

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[–] HarveyManFredSin (4877) a year ago

So, you excuse bigotry?

Do you also excuse Mel Gibson's anti-Semitism, homophobia and racism. IMHO, they're all *INEXTRICABLY* tied. That he hates the English so much CLEARLY indicates a MASSIVE LINK between Anglophobia AND anti-Semitism. homophobia and racism.

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[–] VanZan (831) a year ago

Are you honestly surprised that a fervent traditional Catholic has such views? I don't know about his racism but homophobia and anti-semitism go hand in hand with such right wing leanings.

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[–] HarveyManFredSin (4877) a year ago

I believed you were excusing/celebrating his views, based on your last post. If you were merely making an observation about how and why he has such beliefs, you have my apology.

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[–] Heisenberg (6315) a year ago

Who could disagree with him?

They are very, very, very hateable.

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[–] DMT (3774) a year ago

yeah english suck

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[–] furiousstyles (4359) a year ago

whys that then?

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[–] DMT (3774) a year ago

there accents sound kinda hot on women but super gay and annoying when a man speaks

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[–] furiousstyles (4359) a year ago

with a name like Heisenberg i can understand why.

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[–] [deleted] a year ago

Gibson is pro celtic and anti-germanic in his movies. Gibson is a psychopath so he does hate or love anyone. The dumb thing about celtic people's telling of history is that they try to blame germanic males for all the evil of colonialism but it is obvious that celtic people were the main ethnic group to kill and enslave and rape indigenous people.

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[–] BourbonKing (5612) a year ago

Celtic Pride is nullified if said members can only speak in English. I've encountered Celtic pride postersconlinecfrom Northern Spain and France, but they admitted that they didn't speak their ancient tongue.

There are Irish, Scottish, and Welsh pride peeps who are somewhat fluent but their pride is based on appreciation of their heritage not some nationalist wet dream.

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[–] HarveyManFredSin (4877) a year ago

I'm 100% pro independence for Scotland, Ireland and Wales, if that's what their nationals wants as a majority. If I were a Scottish, Northern Irish or Welsh national, I suspect I'd want independence, and, so, as someone born in England, I perfectly sympathise with that desire. It makes complete sense to me.

What I *do not* sympathise with is ethnonationalist superiority, and any notion that one race/ethnic group of people is innately superior to another. By all means, I support political and geographical independence, but NOT the idea that the Scots are innately superior or fundamentally different to the English or Welsh etc.

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[–] GreenGoblinsOck8 (7401) 10 months ago

How does Pocahontus present the English in a bad way?

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