Published In
Great Plains Quarterly
Document Type
Pre-Print
Publication Date
Fall 2015
Subjects
Indians in motion pictures, Stereotypes (Social psychology) in motion pictures, Motion pictures -- United States -- History, Western films -- United States -- History and criticism
Abstract
In April 2015, actor Loren Anthony and eight extras from the cast of Adam Sandler’s Netflix production Ridiculous Six had walked off the set due to repeated insults and derogatory remarks embedded in the script. The claim was the film included disrespect of women, elders, and sacred items, and it exceeded the actors’ capacity to overlook the intended “satire” of the production. The author examines derogatory Indian stereotypes in several films, and the social media campaign to boycott Netflix - #NotYourHollywoodIndian and #WalkOff Netflix.
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https://muse.jhu.edu/article/601088
DOI
10.1353/gpq.2015.0056
Persistent Identifier
https://archives.pdx.edu/ds/psu/33991
Citation Details
Van Alst, T.C., Jr. (2015). Ridiculous Flix: Buckskin, Boycotts, and Busted Hollywood Narratives. Great Plains Quarterly 35(4), 321-331. doi:10.1353/gpq.2015.0056.
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Great Plains Quarterly, University of Nebraska Press