There are some people who claim that Americans just don’t get irony. Today provided an example so rich and deep that even the most obtuse must’ve seen it.
Actor and über-Catholic Mel Gibson announced that his girlfriend is pregnant—you know, out of wedlock! They had pre-marital sex! On the other hand, she clearly wasn’t on the pill, so they dodged a bullet labelled “mortal sin”.
Normally I wouldn’t take any notice of pregnancies among celebrities or their girlfriends, but Gibson has gone out of his way to promote “traditional” “family” values, and conservative Roman Catholic theology. Now he’s become a living example of irony—and hypocrisy.
4 comments:
The hilarious thing to me, is that Mel actually admitted in an interview that he believed his (now ex-)wife will go to hell, while he will not.
Wonder if he still thinks that way?
The pope'll probably forgive him and it'll be alright again.
Friggin' typical :/
It certainly is!
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