Native American Actors Quit Adam Sandler’s ‘Ridiculous Six’ Over Racist Jokes
Adam Sandler's Netflix series, Ridiculous Six, has found itself some unwanted controversy after Native American actors quit on-set after racist jokes.
About a dozen Native American actors and actresses walked off the set according to the Indian Country Today Media Network (ICTMN). The actors took offence to racially charged jokes and inaccuracies during the filming of the movie.
However, Netflix downplayed the controversy in the following statement, “The movie has ridiculous in the title for a reason: because it is ridiculous,” said a Netflix spokesperson. “It is a broad satire of Western movies and the stereotypes they popularised, featuring a diverse cast that is not only part of — but in on — the joke.”
According to ICTMN, some female Native American characters were given names Beaver’s Breath and No Bra. “They just treated us as if we should just be on the side,” Loren Anthony, one of the actors who walked off the set.
Former film student Allison Young also walked off the set and told ICTMN that producers weren’t receptive to the actors’ concerns. “We talked to the producers about our concerns. They just told us, ‘If you guys are so sensitive, you should leave.’
The Ridiculous Six a spoof of Western The Magnificent Seven, and is the first in a four-movie deal between Sandler and Netflix. Will Forte, Steve Buscemi, Taylor Lautner, Terry Crews, Vanilla Ice and Rob Schneider star, with Frank Coraci directing from a script by Sandler and Tim Herlihy.
