The self-proclaimed ‘iconoclasm’, which is currently causing the disappearance of all kinds of history worldwide, and where history must give way to personal, subjective feelings and destructiveness – under the guise of ‘anti-racism’ – has a new target to the eye in the entertainment corner.
Previously, series such as Scrubs, The Office, Community, The Golden Girls and legendary films such as Gone With The Wind fell prey to the urge to erase and rewrite the past, now it seems to be the turn of film legend John Wayne.
The actor who mainly became known in America for his roles in westerns and war films had opinions that 50 years later no longer fit within the current zeitgeist. And if someone, now or ever in the past, had an opinion that is not in line with that of the American ‘liberals’ in 2020, this must of course be erased. Canceled.
For example, Democrats want the statue of John Wayne in Orange County, California to be brought down. The airport that bears his name should also be renamed.
That the man had strange ideas is evident from an interview he had with Playboy in 1971 at the age of 64. For example, he said that he did not feel guilty about the fact that these people were slaves five or ten generations ago, because he never had anything to do with it himself. He also stated that he believed in white superiority until the blacks were educated enough to take responsibility for their actions.
When asked which films he found the most perverse, he replied ‘Easy Rider’ and ‘Midnight Cowboy’. As a convinced Christian, like many religious people, he was not talking about gay love.
For the sake of convenience, his nuanced statements in the interview are omitted by the iconoclasts, because context in 2020 is no longer important.
Nevertheless, he states, among other things, that blacks are rightly angry. As a director, he hired black actors for black roles and felt that blacks were just as entitled to a place in a university as white people, under the same conditions.
For his full story, see the full interview here (PDF)
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