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After a wave of controversy on the set, Adam Sandler’s film “The Ridiculous 6” debuted on Netflix over the weekend (Dec. 11). In April, Native American actors walked out of production because they believed certain parts of the script were offensive. At the time, the argument took to social media with the hashtag #NotYourHollywoodIndian. Did the final product end up as bad as the hype?
Guests:
Gregg Deal (Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe) – artist and activist at the Denver Art Museum
John Gates (Lakota and Cherokee and citizen of Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe) – actor and former professor and attorney
Jennifer Bobiwash (Ojibwe from northern Ontario) – member of the Screen Actors Guild committee and host of the Welcome to the Tipi Youtube channel
Break Music: Inuk (song) Karina Møller (artist) Simplify (album)
I did not watch the film at all, but gave it a one-star rating as soon as it posted.