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Originally Posted by DemolitionRed
There were many cowboy and Indian films that depicted the Indians as the good guys. As a kid, I always wanted to be the Indian because, in my child mind, Indians were good, cowboys were bad.
As for actors, I agree with Smudgie... its acting. We could ask, should Dustin Hoffman of played an autistic man in 'Rain Man'? Should Daniel Day-Lewis of played a man with cerebral palsy in 'My Left Foot'? Should Francois Cluzet of played the part of a quadriplegic in 'The Untouchables'? All of these roles could have been played by someone who authentically has one of these conditions.
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My brother and I also used to be eager to the the Indians as my Dad was fascinated with them and read a lot of stuff about their culture which he passed on to us. Agree with the rest of your post.