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Mel Gibson is sad because all his Nazi memorabilia burned. (lemmy.world)

submitted 1 month ago by BonesOfTheMoon to c/politicalmemes

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 month ago (3 children)

Don't try to pin this on us. He wasn't a crazy racist until he moved to the US of A.

[–] aesthelete 11 points 1 month ago

He wasn’t a crazy racist until he moved to the US of A.

He likely just wasn't an out racist. He's likely been racist the whole time.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Isn't his father a way more mask-off racist and antisemite?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

No idea, tbh. I wouldn't be surprised if he was, though.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

He is. I just have the annoying habit of voicing information passively by formulating it as a question.

NY Times - Hutton Gibson, Extremist and Father of Mel Gibson, Dies at 101

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

Another mystery of Nature vs. Nurture.