the questioning murmurs of whether or not it’s cool to have Johnny Depp portray (the already racist depiction of a Native American!) Tonto are growing louder. Depp has stated that he is ...

Johnny Depp's Tonto And Native Americans On The Big Screen The Barbershop guys are back from their July 4th barbecues to talk about new turmoil in Egypt and summer movies. In the shop this week ...

Already, Johnny Depp’s portrayal of the Lone Ranger’s Native sidekick, Tonto, has created a storm of controversy, with many saying that the character is racist.

However, the decision to cast Johnny Depp as Tonto, paint his face ... Snyder faces a trademark lawsuit filed by Native American plaintiffs including Navajo spokeswoman Amanda Blackhorse ...

During his Late Show With David Letterman appearance, Johnny Depp also talked about his hope that his role as Tonto would serve as an inspiration for Native American kids. Johnny Depp said ...

and his Native American comrade Tonto (Depp). But before Depp fans get their feathers ruffled, they should know that this Tonto is a super-sized sidekick: "I was honest early on with Johnny that ...

Though this revisionist western has Tonto holding the reins, some prominent Native Americans aren’t smiling at Depp’s flamboyant ... to do a movie and make Johnny the sidekick.

September 1st.” Negative reaction was widespread and honed in on the fact that Johnny Depp is not Native American. Depp was also widely criticized in 2013 for his role as Tonto, a Native ...

The film stars Johnny Depp as Tonto — a character who during his ... Disney and Depp quietly courted Native American approval long before cameras rolled on the $250 million Gore Verbinski ...

In fact, Depp has ... turn as Tonto. His exaggerated Marilyn Manson face paint, the dead bird he wears on his head—none of that has sat particularly well with many Native Americans.

Disney’s The Lone Ranger is ripe with opportunity to point out the perils of putting a white dude— no, sorry, a part-something Native American dude— dressed as a white guy’s interpretation ...

Johnny Depp has tossed on a lot of outlandish costumes in his long career. In the "Pirates of the Caribbean" franchise, he plays a buccaneer; in "Dark Shadows," a vampire; in "Charlie and the ...