http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-31749_162-57479572-10391698/native-americans-worried-about-stereotypes-in-new-lone-ranger-film/?tag=strip
Johnny Deep as Tonto and Armie Hammer as John Reid in Disney's "Lone Ranger."
(CBS/AP) The making of a new "Lone Ranger" Disney movie, and the announcement that Johnny Depp is playing sidekick Tonto, have reawakened feelings about a character that has drawn much criticism over the years as being a Hollywood creation guilty of spreading stereotypes.The film is still in production, but the Native American community has been abuzz about it for months, with many sharing opinions online and a national Native publication running an occasional series on the topic.Some Native Americans welcome the new movie, which is slated for release next summer. Parts were filmed on the Navajo Nation with the tribe's support, and an Oklahoma tribe recently made Depp an honorary member.
sure is a lot of insensitive things being put out there in this last 4 years of racial expressions not of that ethnic group's character.
do we laugh, hey it's Johnny Depp, always great and funny portraying ineptness of others and i'm sure this time will be no exception, or do we of compassion take umbrage to the farce played upon those of that focus?
not slamming film will most likely to see it myself and i'm sure, laugh at Depp's portrayal. so should we protest or laugh when it's funny but keep an open mind to some who may take offense i think the latter, but we won't know until it's our turn in the barrel, and how much of a stiff upper lip we can maintain.
"what goes around comes around". sow we indeed reap what we sow, don't do the crime if you can't do the time. all relevant in their right, but does the offended one think of either when it's their turn?
