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Omaha Steve

(103,443 posts)
Thu Apr 23, 2015, 05:18 PM Apr 2015

AMERICAN 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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djean111

(14,255 posts)
1. I find it hard to believe they did not know what an Adam Sandler movie is like, before they
Thu Apr 23, 2015, 05:23 PM
Apr 2015

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
Thu Apr 23, 2015, 05:39 PM
Apr 2015

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.

Archae

(46,797 posts)
7. Adam Sandler is an asshole.
Thu Apr 23, 2015, 11:09 PM
Apr 2015

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.

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