Why doesn't Tom Cruise have a sense of humor?

POSTED BY: reginaroadie
UPDATED: Monday, March 27, 2006 21:33
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REGINAROADIE

Sunday, March 19, 2006 9:21 AM

I was reading another article about the whole SOUTH PARK/Scientology controversy going on about Tom's influence on getting the ep lampooning him from being aired in the U.K. and being rerun and Issac Hayes quitting the show that made him a household name because of them satirizing Scientology and one side accusing the other of bigotry and all that.

And I'm wondering, getting back to the thread heading, why Tom Cruise doesn't seem to get the humor of the situation. I mean, he has to be aware of the bizzare turn in behavior on his end. He's had gay jokes lobbed against him his entire career. Why is it that he's taking it all so personally now? If I were a celebrity and I was being made fun of on SOUTH PARK or anywhere else, I would actually be honored by that distinction.

I can understand the Scientology angle. I get that people can be very touchy on their personal religious beliefs on any religion. But I think that people can and should have a sense of humor about their theology and all that. It's healthy to be able to look at yourself from a distance and laugh at a few things about yourself.

But I think that any sane person would realize that immense success should come with a sense of humor and humility. Look at George Clooney or Kevin Smith. They're the first people to make fun of themselves before others. They seem to have a grasp on the humor of their public persona. But Tom seems to have lost the ability to laugh at himself.

I dunno. I just think that he should just lighten the fuck up. Him and Sean Penn. Why is it that the guy who played Spicoli has no sense of humor whatsoever.

I just found this post over at jumptheshark.com that really hit's the issue on the head.

Let me get this straight. Christians, Jews, Mormons, etc. can be made fun of, but not Scientologists? Gimme a break. Religion has been the butt of jokes long before South Park and will continue to be long after they're gone. Issac Hayes comes across as a hypocrite. He's bothered by the Scientology episode? HELLO!! What did he think he was getting himself into when he agreed to be Chef? Didn't the Jesus vs. Santa episode give him a clue? Apparently not. If it hasn't been for SP, he would've still been in obscurity. I'm not against Scientologists. If that's your religion and it works for you, then that's good. But come on. It's just a tv show that makes fun of everyone. Every race, color, sex, religion, you name it. I'm Christian and love the show. I have Jewish relatives on my mother's side and they too love the show. If you can't laugh at yourself, who can you laugh at? Too bad that Barry White has passed on; he would've been a perfect replacement. I guess that means no more chocolate salty balls.

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FOLLOWMAL

Sunday, March 19, 2006 3:07 PM

No, one has any comments on this?

Hmmmm, I don't diagree with you, Reginaroadie at all so I don't have much interesting to add... but I'm surprised their aren't more posts to this.

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SERENITYPUNK

Sunday, March 19, 2006 4:18 PM

somewhere over the past 10 years, someone has shoved their hands up toms ass and removed his humour chip, he never used to be like that.

All religions are humourous in some way, and you either put up or shut up in my opinion.

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ZAKNRFAMA

Sunday, March 19, 2006 4:43 PM

There's a little clip you should be able to find, over the internet, of someone interviewing Tom Cruise, and then he sprays him with a water pistol or something. Tom Cruise goes psycho and starts telling the man off and calling him a jerk and nearly threatening him. It's really funny, but the point is that the man seems to be insane.

I don't know how it's possible to be an actor like that without any sense of humor, but I guess it is.

FINN MAC CUMHAL

Sunday, March 19, 2006 4:43 PM

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Originally posted by FollowMal:
No, one has any comments on this?

What is there to say? South Park is great and Tom Cruise is full of shit. Who’s going to disagree with that?

I supposed I could speculate on why Tom Cruise is full of shit. Maybe after convincing Holmes to come to the light side and be washed of all her sins he’s associated his relationship with her to the credibility of his religious beliefs. Therefore, in his twisted view of things he thinks that if scientology gets discredited he’ll be shamed before his new love interest. I suspect that could be it, or maybe the paint chips he ate as a child are finally taking hold. I really don’t know. I’m just guessing.

But after hearing what Hayes had to say, I think I’m going to start lampooning scientology. Even though I don’t actually believe in ridiculing other people’s religions, this is a matter of principle. Christians and Jews are ridiculed (and at times even persecuted, like for real) and Hayes clearly had no problems with South Park taking their shots, so who the hell made scientologists so damn righteous, Mr. Hayes?

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KNIBBLET

Sunday, March 19, 2006 4:56 PM

What it comes down to is: L. Ron Hubbard (scifi author extraordinaire) stated AT LEAST three times that the way to make 'real' money was to start a religion.

He did it. I think he did is a part joke and part money printing machine.

Scientologists have no sense of humor because the leaders of their church have no sense of humor. Why? Because the leaders of their church KNOW that the damn thing was started as a money generating joke by a science fiction author who was winking openly at the tax man.

In the United States, Scientology is a 'religion'. Keeping them out of the reach of the tax man. In countries where there is are official religions, Scientology promotes themselves as a 'philosophical' organization.

They're full of shit up to their eyeballs and rely on folks as stupid as Tom Cruise to fork over tons of money. When you're a money generating joke created by a SciFi writer, you cannot afford to have a sense of humor.

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Originally posted by reginaroadie:
I can understand the Scientology angle.

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SIMONWHO

Sunday, March 19, 2006 5:13 PM

I think there are lots of things that rely on desperate earnestness on the part of their members: Scientology, fundamentalist Christianity, vegetarianism, etc, etc.

If they allowed other people to laugh at the nature of their beliefs then they have to examine why others found them so ridiculous.

I think most branches of Judaism have the right idea, frequently making light of both themselves and the misfortune of Jews over the centuries.

SERENITYPUNK

Sunday, March 19, 2006 5:13 PM

that wasnt that long ago either

I remember sitting in pinewood bar and restaurant, with tom, and nicole was there (this was after my embaressing ignore tom cruise incident) and pretty much the whole movie cast and crew were there, and there was lots of laughing and joking going on, people were ripping into tom over his hair and outfit and he was laughing and jokeing back, and he took it all good naturedly.

If loseing that sense of dignity and humour is what his religion does to you, then its a shame, cause he used to be a really nice bloke.

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RETROVERTIGO

Sunday, March 19, 2006 5:35 PM

My personal feelings are this: anyone who buys into Scientology deserves whatever insults are lobbed their way. It's not a religion; it's a business, designed solely to bleed the "believers" of their money.

I'm agnostic, but at least I can see the reasoning and appeal behind Christianity. Scientology just looks like a bad joke that anyone beyond a 2nd grade cognitive level should be able to dismiss for what it is... gos se.

JAYNESBUNKWOMAN

Sunday, March 19, 2006 5:54 PM

Why do we care - we really don't care do we??

Okay, I really don't care. I care that he used his new movie and publicity for that to have an episode canned of soutth park. That's abuse of power - let's impeach him!

I'll be in Jaynes bunk

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