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Wow...Hollywood sure was racist

posted 7 years ago by raincrz_15
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Makes me appreciate how far we've come.

[–] swlabr 7 years ago

Blake Edwards apologized for this about a thousand times. Can you just get over it?

[–] raincrz_15 7 years ago

I'm not mad...or hate anyone for the role. I guess being young and watching old films with such characters that were accepted back then is just a bit shocking.

[–] hodie1 7 years ago

When you are old, young people will marvel at the supposed backwardness of your generation. As an old person, I can tell you that seems to be the natural course of things. You'll see. ?

[–] marktayloruk (2378) 2 years ago

Cool it. Pretending to be something you aren't is known as acting!

[–] hodie1 7 years ago

Insensitive to modern sensibilities, yes. Racist? I don't think so.

[–] stormhappy106 7 years ago

Mickey Rooney later apologized for his portrayal, saying he was embarrassed by what he did

[–] liscarkat (16530) 2 months ago

The character was funny and Rooney did it perfectly. Snowflakes need not watch if they're too sensitive. Go listen to NPR instead.