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Django Unchained and the racist science of phrenology
Phrenology really was used to justify slavery, as portrayed in Django Unchained. But it was also used to justify abolition “Why don’t they kill us?” asks Calvin Candie, the southern slave owner in Quentin Tarantino’s Django Unchained. He wants to know why the African slaves he brutalises do not rise…
‘Django Unchained’ dolls banned by eBay as ‘offensive’
Online auction giant eBay has banned the sale of dolls linked to Quentin Tarantino’s blood-soaked western about a freed slave “Django Unchained,” describing them as “offensive,” on Thursday. The toymaker who manufactured the dolls had already discontinued them, after protests from black advocacy groups, according to the celebrity news website…
Leonardo DiCaprio promises to take ‘long, long break’ from films
“Django Unchained” and “Titanic” star Leonardo DiCaprio said on Friday he was planning to take a significant break from filming and concentrate on his environmental campaigning. In an interview with Germany’s mass circulation daily Bild, the 38-year-old American actor said: “I am a bit drained. I’m now going to take…
Django Unchained: A Movie About Other Movies About the 19th Century
I’m loathe to wander too far into the ever-more-complex discourse around “Django Unchained”, which, unlike “Inglourious Basterds”, is pushing a lot of American buttons because of a general dislike of examining our own ugly history as much as we like to examine Germany’s ugly history. But I do want to…
Tarantino film ‘Django Unchained’ latest to be pulled after school massacre
A Hollywood premiere of notoriously violent director Quentin Tarantino’s latest film “Django Unchained” was canceled Monday, the latest such response to the Connecticut school massacre. A string of movies and TV shows have been pulled or postponed since Friday’s shootings, while sporting events have held moments of silence and players…
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