Talk:Cimarron (1931 film)

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[edit] condescending and even racist

"Despite such high honors, the film took a condescending and even racist view of both African American and Native American people and culture. " IS this the film's view? or would it be pbetter to say "The lead characters take a condescending and even racist view of both African American and Native American people and culture." ? Rich Farmbrough, 14:50 19 January 2007 (GMT).

• I'll do some research on it, I think I have a book at home that covers this flick a bit. --badlydrawnjeff talk 14:57, 19 January 2007 (UTC)

I fully agree with the first poster. The indians are shown with respect in the film, although some characters show condescending and racist ways; nevertheless the protagonist, Yancy Cravat, is shown as a person with the uttermost respect for the indians (and prostitutes and outlaws), blaming the "social order" for their condition. That seems very daring for a Hollywood film to me. I'd like to see a citation for the racist view nowadays. Anyway, I don't quite understand this tendency in present considerations, full of political correctness and so devoided of deep reflection. Nazroon (talk) 20:43, 19 November 2007 (UTC)