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Oscar-winning screenwriter John Ridley criticises Tarantino’s use of the n-word
Yahoo! finance ^ | 6/12/2020 | Keiran Southern

Posted on 06/13/2020 12:51:34 PM PDT by mykroar

The Oscar-winning screenwriter who led the calls for Gone With The Wind to be removed from a streaming service has criticised Quentin Tarantino for his “painful and infuriating” use of the n-word.

John Ridley, who wrote 2013 period drama 12 Years A Slave, successfully called on WarnerMedia to temporarily take down 1939 classic Gone With The Wind from its HBO Max platform.

He argued its depiction of slavery in the pre-Civil War American South reinforced harmful stereotypes of people of colour.

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TOPICS: Miscellaneous; Music/Entertainment; Society
KEYWORDS: nword; racism; ridley; tarantino
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To: SmokingJoe

I have had GWTW on VHS DVD etc for decades. One of my all time favorite movies. “

I just bought the DVD for $32, the cheapest I could find. There were several on Amazon selling for $170 and even $377.


21 posted on 06/13/2020 5:37:45 PM PDT by angry elephant (My MAGA cap is from a rally in Washingon state in May 2016)
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To: angry elephant
I just bought the DVD for $32, the cheapest I could find. There were several on Amazon selling for $170 and even $377.

Damn!

22 posted on 06/13/2020 7:06:11 PM PDT by SmokingJoe
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To: mykroar

Clearly, every bit of human expression needs to be sent to Ridley for his approval. Hope he’s got the time.


23 posted on 06/13/2020 7:08:19 PM PDT by Rastus
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To: SamAdams76

“Ironically I just re-watched “Django Unchained” on Netflix last night. That was really an underrated movie as the acting and dialogue was phenomenal. The only flaw was that the ending was a bit over the top”

That is a Tarantio trade mark. Violence boardering on comedic over the top.


24 posted on 06/13/2020 7:13:32 PM PDT by DAC21
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