Mel Goes Ballistic -- "Lady, **** Off!"

TMZ.com ^ | 3-23-07 | TMZ Staff

[jazusamo]

Agreed...I found one piece in Googling her that listed a Ph.D. after her name but I'm skeptical.

Alicia Estrada

[veronica]

That's a great site. If you like dish.

[Recovering Ex-hippie]

Uh, and what is there to "respect"?

that a grown man, a director, producer and actor can not keep it together if he is heckled?

Does it occurr to anyone that Mel has a serious alcohol problem and a rage problem? That this is not "macho" this is pathetically 'losing control"....
And so REGARDLESS of Mel Gibson's behaviors...No matter what he says or does.....He will be adored on Freeper by the Christians and the Macho Men.

Rather than look at the issue...why not just go ahead and flame away.

[bboop]

I think blood and gore IS mostly what the Mayans did.

[dmanLA]

Did the Mayans practice human sacrifice? If yes, then shut up!

[Doohickey]

Wrong f-word. The one he used is okay. It's the one that Ann Coulter used that is verboten.

[ronnie raygun]

These people that are offended are looking for reparations!
The're not concerned with anything but extorting money They see Jesse and Al doing it and they figure why not us. Are the Scots next for Brave Heart? I DONT THINK SO! Stop your crying Im drowning.

[DejaJude]

Estrada persisted, stating that representations in the movie that the Mayans engaged in sacrificial ceremonies and had bloodthirsty tendencies were both wrong and racist.

So, all those Discovery Channel shows depicting ritual sacrifice on their ruins were faked? Does Estrada deny the sacrifices, or is the position that they weren't bloodthirsty, but justified? I'm with Mel, make your own movie with your own point of view, and let's see who will pay to see it.

[napscoordinator]

That is why I won't ever go to another one of his movies. He is clearly unstable. He might have psychological problems that he needs to seek help for.

[nwrep]

Mel is correct, those Mayans were blood thirsty savages, who were later tamed with the advent of civilization and Christianity.

[Charlespg]

I agree with mel on this

[DejaJude]

Mel...get help.

For what? How to be PC when confronted by sacrifice deniers? How to not use cuss words? I was offended by his triad against the Jews while drunk, and it had nothing to do with cuss words. He did seek help for that. Do you think he was wrong about Mayan sacrifice?

[My Favorite Headache]

Actually TMZ used to be Celebrity Justice...the TV show...it just changed names...same people run TMZ.

[Tolerance Sucks Rocks]

  

[Tolerance Sucks Rocks]

Which person is your mentor? The Night Rider or the Toe Cutter?

[Recovering Ex-hippie]

No..he wasn't wrong about the mayan sacrifice. All the more ridiculous and pathetic that he could not control himself and take control of the situation.

Or maybe, its all about rating and PR ... another outburst and everyone loves the guy and "respects him even more." pretty clever Mel..give the masses what they want ...violence and then tell a woman off and really show them how tough you are.

[Quick or Dead]

Judging his movie is one thing. What she did was what any good identity-politics pushing pinhead of academia does. She declared that the offending party (Mel Gibson) was "insensitive" to the offended party (Mayans) and topped it off with a healthy sprinkling of the magic R-word, "racist", the secular version of calling someone a "heretic".

[Enterprise]

The comment about respect was in response to how Bonaduce handled the heckler while he was trying to eat. He had every right to get in that clown's face. As for Mel Gibson, he had every right to get in THAT clown's face too. But I won't flame away. No need to. I stand with Gibson, you can stand with the leftist clown. Or, you can squat with her if you wish.

[ViLaLuz]

"Estrada persisted, stating that representations in the movie that the Mayans engaged in sacrificial ceremonies and had bloodthirsty tendencies were both wrong and racist. "

How much you want to bet this woman is pro-abortion?

[Beckwith]

Mayan Religion

The Mayans worshipped a number of Gods and Goddess and indulged in elaborate religious ceremonies. Many ritual plazas or temples were constructed to honor deities. Temple doorways were decorated with feathered banners. Worshippers took ritual steam baths and dressed in feathered robes and headdresses. They danced to the music of drums with bells tied to their hands and feet. Music, dance, competition, dramatic performances, prayer and sacrifices were significant ingredients of the Mayan worship. Mayans conducted ritual ceremonies to communicate with their deities during the month of July (The Mayan New Year). Elaborate ceremonies were conducted to please Gods during times of famine, epidemics or droughts. Mayans made simple offerings of Corn, fruit, game and blood (which a worshiper obtained by piercing his own lips, tongue or genitals) in order to obtain small favors from God. For major favors, they resorted to sacrifices. The Mayan religion emphasized human as well as animal sacrifices. Separate altars were constructed on top of the temples in order to conduct the sacrificial ceremonies, the sacrificial victims being children, slaves or prisoners of war.

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