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In reply to the discussion: I did not remember "Breakfast of Tiffany's" being so racist. [View all]Tom Ripley
(4,945 posts)68. Chuck Connors as "Geronimo!"
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I bet we didn't think much of it at the time -- we've come a long way, thankfully. nt
gateley
Apr 2012
#1
I still marvel at Italian Al Pacino playing a Cuban Tony Montana in "Scarface."..n/t
monmouth
Apr 2012
#39
That actually was not so bad considering the lack of Cuban actors at the time.
vaberella
Apr 2012
#62
I never realized that was Mickey Rooney. The one I remember when this comes up is Hop Sing
brewens
Apr 2012
#8
Yes, but Joel Gray almost seemed to be praising Koreans in Remo Williams.
Snake Alchemist
Apr 2012
#13
"The Korean is the most perfect creature ever to sanctify the earth with the imprint of its foot."
Snake Alchemist
Apr 2012
#26
PBS did a series, Frontier House, where they reference a historical merchant with a similar name
belcffub
Apr 2012
#23
My bad. I thought they'd released them last year, as they said they were going to.
Johnny Rico
Apr 2012
#33
Gore Vidal on Capote: "He's a full-fledged housewife from Kansas with all the prejudices."
Tom Ripley
Apr 2012
#27
That person doesnt think anyone has the right to be offended by anything bigoted, ever, unless...
stevenleser
Apr 2012
#43
Correct me if I'm wrong, but I think maybe the first regular black character on TV
Art_from_Ark
Apr 2012
#47
Now that I think about it, I Spy, starring Bill Cosby, also debuted in 1965.
Art_from_Ark
Apr 2012
#52
There was also the episode where Grand Kleagle Ernest T Bass killed those civil rights workers
Tom Ripley
Apr 2012
#66
hollywood and tv thrive on stereotyping. it's a shorthand for introducing characters.
unblock
Apr 2012
#31
That's right! And you have also reminded me of Heston wearing a heavy coat of Man Tan as
Tom Ripley
Apr 2012
#65
We progressed, but that progress stopped in 1981 and we've been backsliding ever since. n/t
Egalitarian Thug
Apr 2012
#35
I'm not good at calling people out on soft racism. Then I feel like a heel. We are all a product of
applegrove
Apr 2012
#46
I can tell you as a child I saw it as racist. Watch any western for crazy racism.
vaberella
Apr 2012
#61