Shia LaBeouf Accused Of 'Brownface' In Latest Movie Role, Director David Ayer Responds (via Fox411)
The movie sees LaBeouf playing a hardened organized crime boss responsible for collecting "taxes" from gangs throughout. Shortly after the trailer was released, many critics took to Twitter to debate if LaBeouf, who is the only white actor on the main cast, is doing a form of brownface by appearing as a Hispanic gangster.
“It’s so sad we don’t have enough Chicano actors who were in the gang life for roles like this. Thank God for that little white boy stepping in and saving the day,”“Oh hey, another movie w/ Latinos and Blacks in glorified gang culture on steroids that reinforces stereotypes & fears for white folks & promotes the cop mentality that “it’s a battlefield out there.” Sigh.....Hollywood, come on.
“Oh hey, another movie w/ Latinos and Blacks in glorified gang culture on steroids that reinforces stereotypes & fears for white folks & promotes the cop mentality that “it’s a battlefield out there.” Sigh.....Hollywood, come on. We don’t need this right now,”someone else wroteThe controversy caused Ayer to step in and defend his movie’s star. The director explained that LaBeouf’s character is not intended to be Latin, merely someone who grew up in “hood” culture.
“Really important answer - Shia is playing a whiteboy who grew up in the hood. This is a Jewish dude playing a white character. Also the only white dude in the movie,”
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