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Jan 15, 2024 · Robert Downey Jr praises Tropic Thunder blackface for ‘railing against tropes that aren’t right’. ‘There used to be an understanding with an audience,’ actor said in response to increasing...
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Aug 15, 2008 · Protesters decry 'name calling' in 'Tropic Thunder.' Context, others say, is the key.
Mar 4, 2013 · But while the protests may seem misguided to some filmgoers and critics, we ALL must allow for the fact that they have merit and must be taken seriously. (4) There’s great danger in the fact that the vast majority of filmgoers are misunderstanding the protests and writing them off as knee-jerk, reactionary, and insubstantial.
Jan 12, 2024 · Robert Downey Jr. has long defended his role in “ Tropic Thunder,” the 2008 comedy from director Ben Stiller that cast the “Iron Man” star as an egotistical Australian thespian who takes Method...
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Aug 27, 2023 · Les Grossman, the profanity-laced studio executive played by Tom Cruise, has references made about his 'Jewface' while other criticisms were leveled at the film for portraying some of its South...
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Aug 13, 2018 · Tropic Thunder might have been just another big studio comedy when it landed in theaters on August 13, 2008, but it had weight to it and stuck in our memories in a way that few...
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Aug 13, 2008 · WASHINGTON (CNN) -- I am so proud of everyone who turned out to Monday's premiere of the film "Tropic Thunder" to protest its unfortunate and humiliating portrayal of people with...
