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Re: Tom Cruise...
Capn_Pickard #211408 06/12/08 08:46 PM
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I see your point, but Cruise puts himself out there in the media spotlight. He actively promotes Scientology as the "answer" to all kinds of things. He, himself, has linked himself firmly into what is widely accepted to be a cult. See my post (far) above for references.

So to reflect on his behavior is, to me, analogous to discussing any other news topic, e.g. politics, sports, that's in the public discourse.

Dr. Drew implied that Cruise has issues. He implied that a diagnosis may exist, but he was not diagnosing him. He did not say, "Cruise is bipolar" or "Cruise has thisorthat personality disorder." He did mention that Cruise suffered abuse, which, as the piece says, is fairly common knowledge. He does speculate on what effect that abuse could have on a person, e.g. Cruise.

So, sure, he may have barely crossed a line, but the lawyer's response made me laugh with its bluster and hyperbole. Like a commenter said, any time you throw the Hitler bomb in there, you've lost credibility.

My 2 cents.


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medic8r #211409 06/12/08 08:56 PM
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Good points, both Capn and JP!

That one clip of Cruise espousing Scientology is still fresh in my head, and it will always color my comments toward him.


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St_PatGuy #211417 06/12/08 11:31 PM
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Yeah Sean. That clip haunts me, and gives me pause.


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Ajax #211418 06/12/08 11:55 PM
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I think it gives some women menopause.

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pmbuko #211422 06/13/08 01:29 AM
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Fair enough. Cruise is a celebrity and, as part of that fame comes a relinquishment of certain aspects of privacy that we all enjoy. And I totally agree about the Hitler bomb detracting from the credibility of the statement. It's really hard to take seriously.

But the point that his lawyer was making was that ascribing certain assumed or perceived qualities of the group to all its collective members is a form of discrimination ("cult-ism"?) not unlike that which the nazis used to commit atrocities to the Jews. The difference in magnitude is what makes the analogy ridiculous.

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Capn_Pickard #211444 06/13/08 06:21 AM
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True. What sort of auditory neglect did we all suffer as children to be part of this Axiom cult?

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pmbuko #211449 06/13/08 11:42 AM
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8-tracks and boomboxes?


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medic8r #211467 06/13/08 02:48 PM
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Hutzal #211470 06/13/08 02:59 PM
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Hutz, I'm digging your new avatar.

A-NI-MALLLL!!!

With him and the Swedish Chef, there's been a refreshing Muppet influence around the boards lately.


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medic8r #211471 06/13/08 03:05 PM
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That was one of my favorite shows as a kid.


Still is, now that I think about it.


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