Monday, August 13, 2018

Vincent D’Onofrio asks Twitter to weigh in on whether playing an ‘irredeemable racist’ is constructive

Discourse on social media tends to follow a pattern. When it comes to Hollywood, the cycle starts with a casting announcement, or a new trailer, or a movie release — some high-level choice is publicized. Depending on the politics or representation involved, fans and critics react on social media and news sites with either celebration or vehement backlash. Sometimes Hollywood responds; mostly it doesn’t. Then we wait for the next choice to be made. As consumers in this era, our relationship to art tends to be reactive because we’re not privy to the decision-making process, much less the internal struggle an actor might face when deciding whether or not to sign onto a potentially controversial project. Over the weekend, Daredevil actor...

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