Letters to the Editor
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Bad Aftertaste
If Tennis is truly a fan of "seething reptilian intensity," he might try living as a Jew for a while.
To understand why we Jews reacted so "strongly" to Gibson's remarks, were so intractably "hyper-sensitive" about the entire matter, Tennis might consider that Gibson was arrested 2:30AM on Friday, July 28. A little after 4:00PM on Friday, July 28, a Pakistani man armed with what CNN described as a "large caliber semi-automatic handgun" opened fire inside the Jewish Federation in downtown Seattle, Washington.
While I'm certain that Tennis' alcoholism and recovery remain a source of wisdom and solace for him, the lessons his addiction taught him are less than universal in their appreciation and application.
It's clear that Salon is somewhat less than charitable with regard to the Jewish State and its actual and perceived difficulties.
However.
Last I heard, ICM wasn't sending suicide bombers into Malibu and Holmby Hills to deal with its more difficult clients. And the Brits weren't shelling Kilkenny.
Here's an interesting little test:
Had Gibson, during his arrest, used the N-word and blamed African-Americans for the world's ills, would Tennis have considered transforming the incident into an "amusing" shaggy-dog story about the world-weariness of Irish drunkenness?