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Yesterday we ran a piece that cited an interview in The Sunday Times, and in that piece were some rather controversial opinions from the prolific – and often very outspoken – filmmaker Oliver Stone. (Click here for that story.) I’m not going to lie; whenever I hear someone talking about Jew-related issues (such as stereotypes, the Holocaust, or that goofy “Jews run the media” chestnut) my ears start to perk up and I sometimes get a little defensive. So yes, I got a little irked at Mr. Stone’s comments. But hey, he’s a grown man, and people say things I disagree with all the time. Life goes on.
Well, today we received an email offering a brief apology / clarification, and it’s certainly one that should be shared with anyone who’s been following this story:
“In trying to make a broader historical point about the range of atrocities the Germans committed against many people, I made a clumsy association about the Holocaust, for which I am sorry and I regret. Jews obviously do not control media or any other industry. The fact that the Holocaust is still a very important, vivid and current matter today is, in fact, a great credit to the very hard work of a broad coalition of people committed to the remembrance of this atrocity - and it was an atrocity.” – Oliver Stone
So there you have it. Speaking only as one opinionated Jewish guy, that explanation is good enough for me.