[aruanan]

Hollywood is a close-knit world, and friendships and social contact are critical in the making of deals and the casting of movies. Many of Hollywood's most prominent figures are also Jewish.

I don't suppose it's ever gone through these folks' minds that their Hollywood culture could become as dead as that of the Incas or Aztecs.

[hoyaloya]

Hollywood is a close-knit world, and friendships and social contact are critical in the making of deals and the casting of movies. Many of Hollywood's most prominent figures are also Jewish.

This, from an article titled "New Film May Harm Gibson's Career?" Jewish people for ages have had to deal with the perception that they've conniving for their benefit behind the scenes. Now, the NY Times prints this article . . . which essentially says . . . "Jewish leaders in Hollywood are going to see to it that Mel Gibson 'won't work here again.'"

If I was Jewish, I'd be really pissed at these people (both the Geffens of the world and the NY Times for trash like this - which only enforces stereotypes).

[small voice in the wilderness]

I don't suppose it's ever gone through these folks' minds that their Hollywood culture could become as dead as that of the Incas or Aztecs.

Good point. I would like to think that centuries from now, archaelogists will unearth strange, gold-like statues amongst the ruins of a smoldering garbage dump that is rumored to have once been a great civilization. They will ponder the meaning of the statues and finally decide they must have been some form of an ancient pagan religious ceremony. And little will they know they are EXACTLY right.