Comments on: Spike Lee Insinuates Clint Eastwood Is Racist

By: Dad was there

Dad was there — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 16:32:22 +0000

Spike Lee lives in a world of Hollywood fiction–where outlaw street gangs are the “good guys.”

Clint Eastwood made a movie about an historical event–the Battle of Iwo Jima.

My father fought on Iwo Jima and it was discussed many times.

One of the questions discussed was whether any blacks were in the battle.

I learned that they were on the island, but only drove delivery trucks, that they were not trained to fight.

How could that be? Because Truman was not yet President and had not yet integrated the armed forces–perhaps, Spike would like to re-write that bit of history too, to make it politically correct. Of course, then, it would be fiction and not history

By: NeVeReHaTeR

NeVeReHaTeR — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 02:27:38 +0000

I didnt see any wetbacks or kikes in this movie either….

damn.

By: nunya

nunya — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 01:54:41 +0000

clint has every right to be pissed. my point is that its curious how people here pipe up and defend someone they dont know against another person they dont know in an industry they arent employed in. what are your motivations with these responses? “spike makes black people look bad” Spike lee is the mouthpiece for every black person? how do you get that duty? whos the asian represenitive? Indian? ridiculous. “spikes playing the race card”. classic knee-jerk response to use that buzz word. for your education if youre going to use that BS term use it appropriately. “hollywoods favorite ‘brother’” now thats good! another honorable destinction for Lee. who is Hollywoods favorite “white dude”? my money is on David Hasselhoff. dont hassle the hoff! Quite frankly i wouldnt care if Spike Lee hung himself with a knicks jersey, its just sad to see these same types of responses on EVERY movie blog i read (i only wish i was exaggerating) concerning race. of course since it dosent affect YOU, you dont notice it. O and for “hollywoods favorite tits” lindsay lohan right? no contest…

By: Zorg the Defender

Zorg the Defender — Sun, 08 Jun 2008 23:20:07 +0000

Nunya, how long have you been friends with Spike?

By: Simon Scowl

Simon Scowl — Sat, 07 Jun 2008 23:36:30 +0000

spike knows more about casting a film than any of you do, so he very well may have a point about clints casting choices.

By that logic, Clint Eastwood was casting movies back when Spike Lee was in high school, so Eastwood is within his rights to tell him to shut his face.

it doesnt take much to at least cast a few black extras. you people pipe up and defend Clint whom none of you have met. i wonder why….

Aw, don’t be coy. Either make the accusation or don’t.

By: nunya

nunya — Sat, 07 Jun 2008 22:39:39 +0000

typical. spike knows more about casting a film than any of you do, so he very well may have a point about clints casting choices. it doesnt take much to at least cast a few black extras. you people pipe up and defend Clint whom none of you have met. i wonder why….

By: StarLink

StarLink — Sat, 07 Jun 2008 19:23:21 +0000

I wouldn’t think these two guys would have anything in common. Somebody needs to just take the high-road.

By: Pastafarian

Pastafarian — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 19:59:32 +0000

Spike Lee using the race card? NEVER! Midget card maybe. Whoa did I just say midget? Is that racist?

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 19:36:06 +0000

I don’t think Spike’s comments are meant to be taken as why aren’t there more black people in the movie for the sake of diversity. I think he means it more in the sense that black soldiers were present during that war and they should be acknowledged on screen. But as Clint clearly pointed out they weren’t there during that specific moment of the war. I think both are valid in their arguments and it is ridiculous to assume that Spike is just using the race card.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 19:16:20 +0000

Spike’s just trying to keep himself in the spotlight, so every now and then he inserts comments where they really don’t belong.