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Related: About this forumAMERICAN INDIAN ACTORS QUIT ADAM SANDLER MOVIE OVER NAMES
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BY RUSSELL CONTRERAS
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) -- A group of American Indian actors walked off the set of an Adam Sandler movie this week over complaints about stereotypes, offensive names and scenes they say disrespected Native American religious practices.
Actor Loren Anthony told The Associated Press on Thursday that he and eight others quit the production of the satirical Western "The Ridiculous Six" after producers ignored their concerns about its portrayal of Apache culture and the inappropriate use of props.
Anthony said the script included offensive names for Native American female characters and a scene where a Native American woman urinated while smoking a peace pipe. Another scene used chicken feathers on teepees, he said.
"Right from the get-go, it didn't feel right. But we it let it go," said Anthony, a Navajo actor who started work as an extra on the movie Monday. "Once we found out more about the script, we felt it was totally disrespectful to elders and Native women."
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FILE - In this Sept. 6, 2014 file photo, actor Adam Sander smiles during a news conference for "Men, Women, and Children" at the 2014 Toronto International Film Festival in Toronto. A group of American Indian actors have walked off the set of an Adam Sandler movie production following complaints over stereotypes and offensive names. Actor Loren Anthony told The Associated Press on Thursday, April 23, 2015, that he and eight others quit the production of the satirical western "The Ridiculous Six" after producers ignored their concerns about its portrayal of Apache culture. (Hannah Yoon/The Canadian Press via AP, File) MANDATORY CREDIT
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AMERICAN INDIAN ACTORS QUIT ADAM SANDLER MOVIE OVER NAMES (Original Post)
Omaha Steve
Apr 2015
OP
I find it hard to believe they did not know what an Adam Sandler movie is like, before they
djean111
Apr 2015
#1
Not expecting culture is different than advancing white-privileged racial stereotypes and then ignoring
Fred Sanders
Apr 2015
#3
Apparently Sandler has graduated to racial jokes based on racist stereotypes, that is the issue.
Fred Sanders
Apr 2015
#5
djean111
(14,255 posts)1. I find it hard to believe they did not know what an Adam Sandler movie is like, before they
reported for work. Not saying Sandler is not offensive, but no one expects culture from an Adam Sandler movie.
Fred Sanders
(23,946 posts)3. Not expecting culture is different than advancing white-privileged racial stereotypes and then ignoring
legitimate complaints of the very subjects asked to portray those stereotypes.
Comedic license does not come with a pass on racism.
Come to think of it, Adam Sandler should of had his comedic license suspended years ago.
yeoman6987
(14,449 posts)4. His movies are fart jokes all the way through
I doubt a single person would disagree.
Fred Sanders
(23,946 posts)5. Apparently Sandler has graduated to racial jokes based on racist stereotypes, that is the issue.
Politicalboi
(15,189 posts)2. Mel Brooks he's not
I don't care for Adam Sandler movies or Adam Sandler..
Laffy Kat
(16,515 posts)6. He is one of the few SNL alumni I cannot stand.
Never thought he was funny.
Archae
(46,757 posts)7. Adam Sandler is an asshole.
One of his movies is noted for being on the list of Top Ten worst.
The one where he played his sister too.
Don't forget that stupid movie he made with him as the son of the Devil, too.