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Originally Posted by Frownland
A lot of people saw his Native American character in The Lone Ranger to be very stereotypical which in turn makes him an evil racist bastard. I don' feel that way though, anybody who actually watched the movie could tell that Depp was just in it for the money.
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Originally Posted by Frownland
I think it's because of his cartooniness, but it's a Disney movie ffs. People also think it's racist because his performance reinforces stereotypes (but the role as a whole does this, because some stereotypes aren't necessarily untrue). Again, not what I think, just what people are shouting on the internet. Also since he's a white man playing a non white man (even though Depp has some Powhatan blood in him), some hatred is to be expected.
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But he didn't write the script. Or am I missing something? Why is he racist for playing a part? It's a film
. It's not real life
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I don't believe people believe this tbh if he's racist there must be another reason.