In a move that has taken Hollywood by surprise, Mel Gibson has requested a meeting with a Los Angeles-based blogger, Neil Kramer, the writer of the popular blog, “Citizen of the Month.”
In a public statement, Mr. Gibson stated:
“I am not a bigot. Hatred of any kind goes against my faith. I’m not just asking for forgiveness. I would like to take it one step further, and meet with leaders in the Jewish community, with whom I can have a one on one discussion to discern the appropriate path for healing.”
As a leader in the Jewish blogger community, Neilochka was at first stunned by this request.
“I’m not exactly sure what to say to him. I mean if he’s not a bigot, what’s really the point of meeting with Jews like me? I guess we can always talk about how much I liked “Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior”"
Neilochka’s big concern was that if they meet at a restaurant, which of the two of them was actually going to pick up the tab.
“I already have a reputation on my blog for being a bit of a cheapskate, even using half-price coupons at ‘Chicago for Ribs’ with Sophia . I certainly don’t want him to think of this as a ‘Jewish’ thing.”
This would not be the first time Neilochka had some interaction with the famed movie star.
“When I was at USC Film School, I used to do script analysis over at Icon Productions, his film company. I once passed Mr. Gibson in the hall at the movie studio, but we never had an opportunity to talk or trade ethnic slurs.”
Neilochka suggested that the two former co-workers meet at Canter’s Jewish Deli in Los Angeles for their historic meeting.
“I think once he tastes their excellent corned beef sandwich, Mel’s whole attitude towards Jews will change for the better.”
After Mel Gibson’s anti-Semitic rants were recently made public, Neilochka was adamant that Hollywood should blacklist the actor because he’s an anti-Semite and a plain nasty person. However, on hearing about the upcoming meeting with Mr. Gibson, Neilochka’s resolve seemed to waver.
“I still find Mel Gibson a disgusting person. But just in case we hit it off, I’m bringing a copy of an old script to show him. It’s a buddy action/road movie about this gruff New York cop and this crazy rabbi who’s running from the mob. I call it… “Lethal Shlepin’.”
no way! you did not just write lethal shlepin! just when i thought you couldn’t get any more brilliant.
but, i think corned beef is a good tactic. ply him with salted boiled meat and he’ll be sure to drink anything in site…once he’s drunk again, you can get him to consent to appearing alongside mel brooks in lethal shlepin.
Mmmmm….Corned Beef.
I’ll take one, please. With extra horseradish.
I agree Neil, you’re brilliant. And I’m not just saying that to get a bite of that corned beef. Well, yeah I am.
my god you really are becoming just too damn famous for the likes of us now, Neil.
BTW Mel told me he’s gone vegetarian now!
more corned beef for the rest of us gluts!
Thank you for making my night! This is a wonderful blog. I only wish I had found it sooner.
How do you do it every day? You are so very funny!
Is it wrong that you lost me at the picture of the sandwich? I’m sooooo hungry now.
Mel Gibson cant be an anti-Semite. Some of his best friends are black.
brilliant Neilochka, I would love to see that film,
OY.
That is all.
LOLOLOLOLOL
Loraine said:
“What I fear is some of those good people, who don’t go to movies, but flocked to see The Passion of the Christ are tacitly agreeing with Mel Gibson’s anti-Semitic statements, even as he more or less denies them. I’m afraid they may be glad a big celebrity gave voice to their beliefs. Because I write Southern novels, I tour the South. I’ve spoken to groups in beautiful homes, stuffed with antiques, where even at 10:00 AM a miasma of bourbon floated from the thick, silk drapes and Oriental carpets. When I said I was Jewish a frisson rippled through the well-dressed crowd. They were invariably polite, but it was clear, I was no longer “their kind.” I am also afraid some of the not-so-closeted anti-Semites in bars and back-yards not just in the South but across the country are nodding their heads and saying, “You tell it like it is, Mel.” ”
You must travel in different circles than I, a native born Southerner. I can attest that I have never met anyone who expressed one iota of bigotry towards Jews. Next time you are down here, let me show you around.
having been born and raised in the bible belt, i can tell you there is plenty of anti-semitism in the south. but it’s not oozing out of the pores of jesus bubba waving the stars-and-bars, and i’ve encountered plenty of jew hatred in the north as well.
some hardcore southern baptists actually have more respect towards jews than i’ve seen from other christian sects — the old testament is part of their religion, and jesus was a jew.
but to hell with that! i want to be in mel’s next jew flick! and, what, are you trying to kill him with that food. “pastrami killed more jews than the holocaust” — zero mostel. maybe mel should quote that instead.
Brilliant! I’ll save a spot for you in ‘How to Disarm Racists 101′!
Crusin Mom is right. Brent’s is the best deli in the city, bar none.
It is interesting to see that numerous Jews in the Media and on the Internet are trying to escalate a DUI charge to the massacre of the women and children in Lebanon, and the destruction of precious infrastructure.
Tom — It’s an old Jewish media trick. Notice how a few months ago during tensions in the Gaza Strip that Tom Cruise and his mysterious “baby” suddenly became a media story, distracting the public from the learning the “real” story in Israel.
Extending a Jewish hand to Mel Gibson
is clutching an asp to your chest,
just ask Cleopatra about the outcome.
Tell him to bugger off.
mmmmmm chicago for ribs. i love that place.