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stopbush

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2. He was and is a cultural icon and a great actor at times.

Reply to rurallib (Original post)

Tue Jul 7, 2020, 09:59 AM

Jul 2020

You say Wayne played himself in every movie he made, yet you admit you stopped watching his movies at age 12. What else did you determine before you hit your teens that you’ve carried through your adult life as being absolutely true?

The Quiet Man, The Searchers, Rio Bravo, El Dorado. I wouldn’t be without them.

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John Wayne: Iowa's cultural icon or a 'rotten SOB?' [View all] rurallib Jul 2020 OP

The latter. Next? Beakybird Jul 2020 #1

He was and is a cultural icon and a great actor at times. stopbush Jul 2020 #2

FYI: He was a well known racist. Black people weren't allowed in his movies or even on the set. brush Jul 2020 #4

How do you explain Althea Gibson's appearance in The Horse Soldiers? stopbush Jul 2020 #6

He still was a known racist. Why dispute it? brush Jul 2020 #7

Why lie, like you did? There's plenty to dislike about Wayne without lying about him. stopbush Jul 2020 #8

Here are some of his words from a Playboy interview. I'm hardly lying. You need to do some research. brush Jul 2020 #9

Just stop. I know the quotes. They don't excuse your lying. stopbush Jul 2020 #10

That is also a quote. I'll find the link for you. But are you just going to look past... brush Jul 2020 #11

An asshole and a mediocre actor. fleur-de-lisa Jul 2020 #3

+1 progressoid Jul 2020 #5

He kind of reminded me of my uncle 47of74 Jul 2020 #12