Mel & Oksana
Okay, I admit it, I experienced a little schadenfreude last night and listened to the Mel Gibson tapes – No. 5 – to be exact. Those tapes brought to you by star-fucker, definitely digging for gold Oksana Grigorieva. Most of us have also enjoyed a little schadenfreude themselves over the last week, listening to Mel Gibson’s meltdown – or at least what appears to be – Mel Gibson, himself, showing himself in a not so flattering light.
First of all, let’s clear up one thing before we go any further – just what is schadenfreude? Schadenfreude is that guilty pleasure in watching someone ruin themselves or experience a fall from grace. Something Confucius defines as “There is no spectacle more agreeable than watching an old friend fall from a roof.” Or, perhaps the Duc de la Rochefoucauld’s quote – “A friend’s ruin is relished by friends and foes alike.” You get my drift. Pleasure in other’s misfortunes and that’s what we all love as evidenced by the mass traffic that hits the gossip sites when a celebrity gets arrested, goes to court, is sentenced to jail (Lindsay Lohan and her continuous adventures), kills someone or kills themselves, divorces and/or starts a custody battle in Public. We love it, we love our little dose of schadenfreude. Maybe our own lives are a little boring, but boring is good.
Now granted, Mel Gibson is not a great Catholic, he’s got a drinking problem and he’s racist. He’s never been a great husband. He’s no angel and he’s definitely in decline. Only thing going for him that any pretty young starlet might take a liking to is his 1) money and 2) Hollywood connections. His star is fading because his beauty is vanishing and he’s just not what he used to be in Hollywood and the movies.
At first, I’m listening to Tape no. 5 – Oksana’s production of Mel Gibson’s meltdown and I’m thinking, ‘wow, Mel, do you have no shame?’ That’s the first reaction and then you think, ‘what a monster’, what an abusive man, etc., etc., etc. But then you have to think, Mel, someone who’s been in the public eye for over 20 years with a high profile, surely he would be more prudent over the possibility of set-ups – of someone recording him. Of privacy. Of dignity. Of divorce and custody battles. That’s my first reaction.
My second reaction is, if a woman is being screamed to like this, what woman reacts as if she is reading a script? Listen to the tape again with more critical ears. Listen to how pleasant and relaxed Oksana’s voice is. There’s no crying, there’s no hurt, there’s no anger. There’s no venom in her defenses and her responses. There’s no hurt or breaking in her voice. She’s…. totally cool. Not a single tear. Most women, I mean every woman, if screamed to as Mel was supposedly screaming at her, would respond in some way that is real.
Now I’m not defending Mel. Yeah, he’s no angel as everyone knows. But what about Oksana? Is she as fake as her boobs? And take a look at this girl – she has a technique as evidenced by history. Find a star, fuck a star and whoops, get pregnant. Great method to get yourself set up for life. You never have to work. Life is good, life is easy. Am wondering what Timothy Dalton thinks about all this. And Mel, you already have 8 kids. Time for the snip, snip.
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Mel & Oksana
Okay, I admit it, I experienced a little schadenfreude last night and listened to the Mel Gibson tapes – No. 5 – to be exact. Those tapes brought to you by star-fucker, definitely digging for gold Oksana Grigorieva. Most of us have also enjoyed a little schadenfreude themselves over the last week, listening to Mel Gibson’s meltdown – or at least what appears to be – Mel Gibson, himself, showing himself in a not so flattering light.
First of all, let’s clear up one thing before we go any further – just what is schadenfreude? Schadenfreude is that guilty pleasure in watching someone ruin themselves or experience a fall from grace. Something Confucius defines as “There is no spectacle more agreeable than watching an old friend fall from a roof.” Or, perhaps the Duc de la Rochefoucauld’s quote – “A friend’s ruin is relished by friends and foes alike.” You get my drift. Pleasure in other’s misfortunes and that’s what we all love as evidenced by the mass traffic that hits the gossip sites when a celebrity gets arrested, goes to court, is sentenced to jail (Lindsay Lohan and her continuous adventures), kills someone or kills themselves, divorces and/or starts a custody battle in Public. We love it, we love our little dose of schadenfreude. Maybe our own lives are a little boring, but boring is good.
Now granted, Mel Gibson is not a great Catholic, he’s got a drinking problem and he’s racist. He’s never been a great husband. He’s no angel and he’s definitely in decline. Only thing going for him that any pretty young starlet might take a liking to is his 1) money and 2) Hollywood connections. His star is fading because his beauty is vanishing and he’s just not what he used to be in Hollywood and the movies.
At first, I’m listening to Tape no. 5 – Oksana’s production of Mel Gibson’s meltdown and I’m thinking, ‘wow, Mel, do you have no shame?’ That’s the first reaction and then you think, ‘what a monster’, what an abusive man, etc., etc., etc. But then you have to think, Mel, someone who’s been in the public eye for over 20 years with a high profile, surely he would be more prudent over the possibility of set-ups – of someone recording him. Of privacy. Of dignity. Of divorce and custody battles. That’s my first reaction.
My second reaction is, if a woman is being screamed to like this, what woman reacts as if she is reading a script? Listen to the tape again with more critical ears. Listen to how pleasant and relaxed Oksana’s voice is. There’s no crying, there’s no hurt, there’s no anger. There’s no venom in her defenses and her responses. There’s no hurt or breaking in her voice. She’s…. totally cool. Not a single tear. Most women, I mean every woman, if screamed to as Mel was supposedly screaming at her, would respond in some way that is real.
Now I’m not defending Mel. Yeah, he’s no angel as everyone knows. But what about Oksana? Is she as fake as her boobs? And take a look at this girl – she has a technique as evidenced by history. Find a star, fuck a star and whoops, get pregnant. Great method to get yourself set up for life. You never have to work. Life is good, life is easy. Am wondering what Timothy Dalton thinks about all this. And Mel, you already have 8 kids. Time for the snip, snip.
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