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In reply to the discussion: Joe Biden should explain where his "Lying dog faced pony soldier" line came from. [View all]bluewater
(5,420 posts)35. lol well defending old racists Westerns certainly won't get one from me.
Here is more info about depiction of Native Americans in film:
The portrayal of Native Americans in films has varied throughout the 20th century, employing stereotypes that range from violent barbarians to noble and peaceful savages.[1] A variety of images appeared from the early to mid 1930s, and by the late 1930s negative images briefly dominated Westerns. But in 1950, the watershed movie Broken Arrow appeared that many credit as the first postwar Western to depict Native Americans sympathetically. Starting in the 1990s, Native American filmmakers have attempted to make independent films that work to represent the depth and complexity of indigenous peoples as people and provide a realistic account of their culture.[1]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Native_Americans_in_film
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Native_Americans_in_film
5 Common Native American Stereotypes in Film and Television
The 2013 remake of The Lone Ranger, featuring Native American sidekick Tonto (Johnny Depp), renewed concerns about whether the media promotes stereotypical images of Native Americans. In film and television, American Indians have long been portrayed as people of few words with magical powers.
Often the Indians in Hollywood are dressed as warriors, which perpetuates the notion that Natives are savages. On the other hand, Native American women are depicted as beautiful maidens sexually available to white men. Collectively, the stereotypical images of American Indians in Hollywood continue to influence public perception of this racial group.
https://www.thoughtco.com/native-american-stereotypes-in-film-television-2834655
The 2013 remake of The Lone Ranger, featuring Native American sidekick Tonto (Johnny Depp), renewed concerns about whether the media promotes stereotypical images of Native Americans. In film and television, American Indians have long been portrayed as people of few words with magical powers.
Often the Indians in Hollywood are dressed as warriors, which perpetuates the notion that Natives are savages. On the other hand, Native American women are depicted as beautiful maidens sexually available to white men. Collectively, the stereotypical images of American Indians in Hollywood continue to influence public perception of this racial group.
https://www.thoughtco.com/native-american-stereotypes-in-film-television-2834655
Sometimes facing the truth about our past is painful, but it is always necessary to face the truth.
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Joe Biden should explain where his "Lying dog faced pony soldier" line came from. [View all]
bluewater
Feb 2020
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Does he say that if he remembers that line being spoken by a Native American character?
bluewater
Feb 2020
#3
Using 'dog-faced' in any comment toward a woman is ummmm ... highly ill-advised in his position ...
mr_lebowski
Feb 2020
#2
You've seen where it came from a few times this afternoon. How is that line "racist"?
George II
Feb 2020
#4
I understand Amos & Andy to be full of stereotypes, but how is the "feet" thing racist?
Beartracks
Feb 2020
#9
So I guess Eddie Murphy is a racist when he played "Buckwheat" and "Mr. Robinson" on SNL?
George II
Feb 2020
#15
Ah, so that's how it works. How about The Godfather? James Caan played Sonny Corleone....
George II
Feb 2020
#20
Biden didn't repeat any stereotyping depictions or dialog. That line didn't refer....
George II
Feb 2020
#24
The sweeping "all westerns" doesn't get a pass. Virtually all the old ones were racist.
bluewater
Feb 2020
#23
OMG, so Joe Biden is parroting stereotpically racist dialog from old Westerns?
bluewater
Feb 2020
#6
It's "racist" because a white actor who played a Native American used the expression.....
George II
Feb 2020
#16
The comment, no matter where it came from, was rude. He shouldn't have said it.
Squinch
Feb 2020
#28