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Johnny Depp Tonto?

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blut...@gmail.com

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Jul 21, 2009, 7:21:02 PM7/21/09
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So he made pirates popular being a sissy. Come on now, it's Tonto were
talking about! we all watched when we were kids. Johnny Depp playing
Tonto is like David Carradine playing Chinese. Hollywood cannot evolve
yet?

rare breed

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Jul 22, 2009, 10:24:37 AM7/22/09
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Urrgh...Wikipedia already lists him as "Native American actors"! Any
Wikipedians here want to edit that?

Melodious Thunk

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Jul 22, 2009, 2:10:00 PM7/22/09
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Well I'm downright excited about the casting. Now I can get back to my
screenplay: "Oedipus Rez - Save It For Your Horse"

Sizzle Flambé

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Jul 25, 2009, 8:45:14 AM7/25/09
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That tag is not given for any *role* one may play: "Depp has German,
Cherokee (mostly from a great-grandmother), and Irish ancestry."

Sizzle Flambé

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Jul 25, 2009, 8:56:27 AM7/25/09
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Of course, since he's not enrolled in a federally registered tribe,
Betsy Ashby must now Totally Annihilate him, right? Right? At last
a task suitable to her inflated budget and pecs! Go get Johnny Depp!
Faux Indian in Wikipedia! Faux Indian on screen! Go get him! Rawwwr!

Or... what? Helpless 70-year-old widows were more your speed, Betsy?

<http://tinyurl.com/betsy-ashby-genocide>

rare breed

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Jul 25, 2009, 10:17:10 AM7/25/09
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> That tag is not given for any *role* one may play: "Depp has German,
> Cherokee (mostly from a great-grandmother), and Irish ancestry."

Except that nobody would suggest me to play Henry V. And I'm a bit
sick of actors "discovering" Indian ancestors as they play Indians.
Even though I'm sure millions of Twitards think you can do just
that.

You might learn something new about your character's family. (In
fact, if George Lucas was involved, I guarantee you will, judging
by his two most well-known franchises.) But I've never heard about
doing it for your character. Is Depp or Lautner Indian from a
certain point of view?

Hope that helps.

Sizzle Flambé

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Jul 25, 2009, 10:51:50 AM7/25/09
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On Jul 25, 9:17 am, rare breed <basenji...@yahoo.com> wrote:

> > That tag is not given for any *role* one may play: "Depp has German,
> > Cherokee (mostly from a great-grandmother), and Irish ancestry."
>
> Except that nobody would suggest me to play Henry V. And I'm a bit
> sick of actors "discovering" Indian ancestors as they play Indians.

http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Johnny_Depp&oldid=21478503

That's the oldest Wikipedia page on Depp I could find, from 2005.

It has the same "German, Cherokee, Irish ancestry" claim, from long
before the current "Tonto" furore. So it's no recent "discovery".

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