Ignorance bugs me. Ignorance about that particular topic pisses me off on a personal level, although my head knows that it's just another example of the human animal being able to choose the "truth" that comforts it most...for whatever twisted reason people would find holocaust denial comforting.

But so help me, I'd hate to be held responsible for my father's opinions. With that said, so long as Mel isn't coming out as a holocaust denier...he HAS to be given the benefit of the doubt.

AS far as the movie goes.....it's a movie. Anyone who uses it as a justification for racism of any sort is already damaged goods. If you want to argue it's historicity, I'm there and happy to help. If you think it's too violent, well, that's a valid question in terms of taste...but more than that begs censorship.

But I think there are bigger issues in the world, and that this one little movie is a tempest in a teacup...fueled by public obsession with celebrity. If it was a small indie film that wasn't associated with Gibson, few of us would ever have heard of it.

As far as the evil press goes....if it didn't sell mags/papers...they wouldn't report it. Some portion of the blame has got to be aportioned back to us, the reading public.

More than my 2cents...I hereby surrender the soap box.