Native American actors walk off Adam Sandler's racist movie

[Pure Adrenaline 1,518]

"When I began doing this film, I had an uneasy feeling inside of me and I felt so conflicted," she said. "We talked to the producers about our concerns. They just told us, 'If you guys are so sensitive, you should leave.' I was just standing there and got emotional and teary-eyed. I didn’t want to cry but the feeling just came over me. This is supposed to be a comedy that makes you laugh. A film like this should not make someone feel this way.”

“Nothing has changed,” said Young. “We are still just Hollywood Indians.”

 

http://indiancountrytodaymedianetwork.com/2015/04/23/native-actors-walk-set-adam-sandler-movie-after-insults-women-elders-160110

 

[LePetitGAGABLover 21,234]

Get them controversies 

[venusian 4,686]

um ok people are taking this too far and there being overly sensitive tbh..

 

[Prometheus 1,494]

Wow. That is really offensive. I think the only time you can make fun of one race is if you make fun of EVERY race in a film. It erases the idea of a majority and shows that every race is capable of stereotypes. I think the incorrect feathers is less important since it is a satire, but if it is just white people stepping on natives then I think it's wrong.

[Prometheus 1,494]

um ok people are taking this too far and there being overly sensitive tbh..

 

​The problem is treating a race of people like a joke. If it were a few people in all races that would be different, but by making the Natives the butt of the jokes is racist.

[migamiga 12,102]

 Sacheen Littlefeather oscars 1973

[Redstreak 6,653]

um ok people are taking this too far and there being overly sensitive tbh..

 

I'm not sure why you think you have authority in telling Native Americans how and to what level they should feel in regards to their own portrayal?

[venusian 4,686]

I'm not sure why you think you have authority in telling Native Americans how and to what level they should feel in regards to their own portrayal?

​I'm sorry i thought this was a forum where you share your opinion? no? hmm

[Redstreak 6,653]

​I'm sorry i thought this was a forum where you share your opinion? no? hmm

There's sharing an opinion and then there's invalidating the experiences of a people group you probably can't relate to, unless you're Native American.

[venusian 4,686]

There's sharing an opinion and then there's invalidating the experiences of a people group you probably can't relate to, unless you're Native American.

​i am hun 

[Redstreak 6,653]

​i am hun 

Then I guess we'll just have to agree to disagree :gayb2:

[venusian 4,686]

Then I guess we'll just have to agree to disagree :gayb2:

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[Vernier 3,786]

How is Adam Sandler still making movies and who is seeing them  

[Batwings 12,885]

They should have walked off the set the minute they found out that it was an Adam Sandler movie. 

[Remus 54]

And people seem to focus so much on this "cultural appropriation" issue of the black community when the rampant racism against the Native Americans are continuously swept under the rug.