Injuns Quit Sandler Film

A group of Native Americans cast to be cliche Indians in the Adam Sandler western spoof The Ridiculous Six ditched production when it became apparent the film was not going to respectfully honor the Native American culture. Everybody has to distance themselves from the latest Sandler film at some point. Specifically, the characters were dressed in tribally inaccurate costumes and scripted jokes consisted of female Indian characters named Beaver Breath and No Bra. That’s not funny, but not because it’s culturally insensitive.

Allison Young, a former film student from Dartmouth who was taking a SAG paycheck to be an Apache on the film, appointed herself chief of the disgruntled tribes:

We talked to the producers about our concerns. They just told us, ‘If you guys are so sensitive, you should leave.’ I was just standing there and got emotional and teary-eyed. I didn’t want to cry, but the feeling just came over me. This is supposed to be a comedy that makes you laugh. A film like this should not make someone feel this way.

It’s unclear if Allison Young is actually Native American or just watched Billy Jack too many times.in her multicultural cinema studies classes. I’ve seen tons of people outside a Sandler film crying and lamenting about how it was supposed to be funny. This is nothing new. Except this group took a paycheck to be involved. As my grandma used to say, you can’t suck dick for a living and complain about stinky balls. That’s why grandma was the last woman I ever loved.

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