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Selective rage (lemmy.ml)
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[–] 29 points 1 year ago (4 children)

People definitely made fun of Johnny Depp as a native American.

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  • [–] 10 points 1 year ago (3 children)

    Made fun of, yes, but there was no outrage, calls for boycotts, etc.

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  • [–] -1 points 1 year ago

    he's like 1/8 or 1/16 native, so despite being far removed from indigenous people and culture white americans have a tendency to see any claim to cultural heritage as valid, so the outrage wasn't as big as normal

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