I would dispute that drunk driving is merely a result of lowered inhibition, or that it's really comparable to a thrill-seeking but otherwise legal activity like sky-diving.

"You think someone who truly has nothing against Jews would go on a bizarre rant about how Jews have started every war in the world, just because they have some booze in their system?"

True. But at least some attention is paid to it, even if it's merely lip service. And for people with a history of abuse, their actions follow them and are often at or near the forefront of any conversation about them. With Gibson, it often seems to get shoved far to the background compared to his racism /…

When the discussion turns to the apple-tree thing, my go-to example is Woody Guthrie, whose pops participated in a notorious lynching. Guthrie came up to not merely be "not racist," but to actively and vociferously oppose hatred.

"Nobody who does not have a history of hating Jews will get smashed then start throwing slurs around." I don't completely agree with this. Is that applicable in most scenarios, yes, probably. But most people don't have an alcohol dependency or addiction. For people with dependency / addiction, alcohol's impact on the…

I'm sure it is. I'm not contesting that.

Ok, you've drunk plenty and done a number of drugs. You're not everyone. Again, drugs tend to have different effects on different people. I know some people who smoke weed—natural and synthetic—and are perfectly fine and functional. In my experiences, it made me excessively sleepy or paranoid with nothing in between.…

Again, that's a common effect. But that's not a universal effect. Again, it can have a different effect on different people. And again, I do think that the pattern of Gibson's behavior indicates the anti-Semitism is deeply rooted and not a one-off. I just get uncomfortable with the blanket statements about what…

It's a little weird to me that all the domestic abuse stuff sort of gets set aside when people talk about Mel Gibson, especially given the current climate. People lock in on the racist and anti-Semitic comments, and yes, those are all bad, but people have pretty much forgiven Ice Cube—for example—for saying some…

Not to discredit how great the men in your life may be, but societally, if that's the bar for "greatness" then it's little wonder we appear to be increasingly fucked.

I feel slightly uncomfortable reading this sort of statement. Alcohol (like any other drug) has somewhat different effects on different people. The consistency of Gibson's behavior seems to indicate that this wasn't a one-off for him, but depending on how alcohol hits his brain, his level of "being drunk" might be on…

Well, Gibson's actual quote is that he wishes his "younger" self would have shut the fuck up. Which makes him technically correct. The best kind of correct.

You should take those new, fancy, "Dancing While You Cook" lessons.

That sounds promising. Good to hear. It's actually playing in my city, because San Antonio is almost inexplicably a pretty good movie town, so I might check it out.

I'm by no means a slow zombie purist, but I feel like putting fast zombies in a confined space is a bit of a waste. Not to totally hijack the film's premise and make it a "what it should have been" fantasy re-write, but it feels like a missed opportunity to put slow moving zombies on a stalled train in a tunnel or on…

"I drops once every blue moon, to separate myself from you kings of the YouTube, I am more U2, I am like Bono with the Edge, in Mexico—fuck Donald and his pledge."
So… maybe?

Seems like an interesting little oddity. I do like this feature.

It ends with her being pelted with snowballs by maniac Eagles fans pissed over her grading Nelson Agholor too highly.

That's one big ass bird, and one dope ass hat, and one pretty snazzy robe-coat garment. Also the movie seems reasonably interesting.

"Coach Feratu? That was his real name? Like his actual vampire name?"