Bradley Cooper is being dragged over his portrayal of legendary conductor Leonard Bernstein, and one of the criticisms is at least worth talking about, while the other is utterly ridiculous.
, and one of the criticisms is at least worth talking about, while the other is utterly ridiculous.
Cooper stars in"Maestro," chronicling the life of the New York Philharmonic conductor, who happens to be Jewish. One criticism is that Cooper wore a prosthetic nose for the role, which some folks online are calling a"Jewface" stereotype. Point of fact -- Bernstein did have a large nose, so we suppose that's a fair issue to debate.The ridiculous criticism ... some folks are slamming Cooper, who is not Jewish, and producers for casting him in a role that could have gone to a Jewish actor.
Note to critics -- Bernstein became famous because he was a great conductor who HAPPENED to be Jewish. So if
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