Clint Eastwood is Being Cancelled for What He Said 50 Years Ago

Clint Eastwood's long and storied career has put him in the line of fire with a variety of different groups. Recently a clip from the Oscars in 1973 has received a new surge of attention as the actor makes a quip at the expense of Native American actress and activist Sacheen Littlefeather after she makes a speech imploring for the better treatment of Native Americans onscreen in film and television and behind the scenes of the industry.

▬Contents of this video▬
00:00 - Intro
00:31 - The 1973 Academy Awards
02:38 - Gran Torino
03:45 - The Mule
04:30 - American Sniper
05:25 - Eastwood's 50 Year Career
06:41 - Outro

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Eastwood's career, especially his later years as a director and producer, has been called into question, as claims of his output poorly reflecting minority groups represented in them has become a recent topic for debate. Movies like Gran Torino, The Mule, and American Sniper have all have received backlash at the time from the communities featured in them. Gran Torino's costar Bee Vang fears the casualness of the anti-asian racism in that movie encouraged real anti- asian racism disguised as jokes.

The Mule and American Sniper attracted attention for potentially normalizing the xenophobic attitudes in the movie by having the focus in the movie be so narrow it didn't do a satisfactory job of critiquing said attitudes.

Reaching 50 years in his relationship with Warner Brothers, Clint is being celebrated with the cinematic re-release of six of his movies, American Sniper, Gran Torino, Dirty Harry, The Outlaw Josey Wales, Unforgiven, and The Bridges of Madison County.

The now viral clip of Eastwood is the most recent source of the debate about whether or not someone should be held accountable for what they've said or done in the past, especially when they're as old as Clint is. Eastwood's comments should either be dismissed given when they were said, or he should be more responsible than most for watching what he says.
Clint Eastwood is Being Canceled for What He Said 50 Years Ago

Clint Eastwood is Being Cancelled for What He Said 50 Years Ago

[candydiamondgirl]

Realism his movies brought back then. Realism can never be canceled. Leave him alone.

[painterbrush]

Like he cares what people say. Now a days they try to tear down everything. I say leave him alone.

[wendyontario]

Clint Eastwood is awesome. He's not 'cancelled' in my books.

[christyb]

Clint Eastwood is a legend, he doesn't care what people think about him!!

[ninja_cheetos]

Can we also say, in the movies Clint is playing a part. That doesn’t mean it’s his personality. Simple.

[alicepyne-jahneke]

Nobody cancels Clint Eastwood. He wasn't leading a trend. There are racist old white men. He was portraying one, it's called method acting.

[wardelliaenoch]

I challenge you to dig up into anybody's past and find them squeaky clean.

[wojciechewolfovski]

No he should not be canceled. He is film maker and deals with real life stories with a twist. He is America legend. 50 yes ago times where different. As we move on. 50yrs from now they may same thing about film makers and actors. I am proud to watch Eastwood films.

[jackmackenzie]

I remember watching many of Clint Eastwood’s movies when they 1st came out and remembering that unfortunately that’s how it was. Many of his movies are both Entertaining and Yes, do contain many racist sayings or comments. But to cancel something he’s doing now for something he said in the 70’s is ridiculous.
Though my Political Beliefs differ from his, my Common Sense stays in tact!!!

[cindypackard]

Me. Eastwood is right, everything has changed since back in the days when we was growing up, you are unable to say what is on your mind without someone taking you wrong, I personally know that feeling, Thank you Mr . Eastwood for making myself and my family entertained all these wonderful years of your acting ❤️

[cecilarmbrister]

Hell no he was and is a great source of entertainment for a lot of people and I congrulate him on his long and outstanding career

[cindyradtke]

People need to get a GRIP!!! He, is the Best of the BEST!!! 😎

[tcolsher]

This country is at a point where you can’t say anything without someone making it racism.
Clint Eastwood has been my favorite actor ever since I saw Dirty Harry 50 years ago.

[mikemorris]

Who cares? I’m sure it’s not going to damage Clints reputation.

[diannezipperer]

I wish people would STOP always looking for a scapegoat of some kind. A video from 50yrs ago...are you kidding me??!!! STOP digging people!!! Look at what's in your face in the here and now!!!
And I say a BIG FAT (( NO)) to the KEEP MAKING MY DAY CLINT EASTWOOD!! STAY BLESSED AND STAY SAFE!!

[ChefRonnieBoy]

The guy is 91 one years old now, I don’t think any of this is going to affect him now.

[Riogi]

Clint Eastwood will never be cancelled in my heart. I hope they will leave Clint alone and let him enjoy the remainder of his life.

[speedracer]

Don't think Mr. Eastwood gives a hoot. Doesn't need Hollywood, he can make his own movies.

[debbiehanaford]

this has all just gotten way out of hand, no i think clint should be left alone !

[katikawakely]

With everything going on in the world today, I find it hard to believe this conversation is even happening. I love clint and always will. When you love someone you love all of them, even the parts you don't agree with. Leave him alone and focus on today's issues.