The Desperately Seeking Susan actress, who appeared in Pulp Fiction as the wife of the drug dealer played by Eric Stoltz, said that she doesn't think the filmmaker should have used racist language in the 1994 classic.
"It's iconic, a great film on a lot of levels," Arquette said of Pulp Fiction in an interview with U.K. outlet The Times. "But personally I am over the use of the N-word — I hate it."
Arquette doesn't appreciate that Tarantino has continued to use the slur throughout his filmography. "I cannot stand that he [Tarantino] has been given a hall pass," she said. "It's not art, it's just racist and creepy."
by cmaia1503
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I always thought it was weird that he needed to say the word any time he was on screen.
Its crazy that she thinks her opinion on this matter is more important the black actors who have supported it.
Pulp Fiction isn’t exactly a movie about good upstanding people. Django? You seriously think they used the N word more than what was used in 1858 in Mississippi?
LOUDER FOR THE PEOPLE UP THE BACK ROSANNA!
It’s hard not to re-examine cultural standouts like this knowing the true predatory and exploitative nature of the entertainment industry at the time. If you’re a critic or studio exec or whatever it’s probably blatantly apparent that any disparaging comments towards Harvey Weinstein’s new project could be a career ender.
I always hated that QT has to include the N word, feet, and himself in most of his movies.
And the way he uses the word in the movie is so … gross and useless. No one talks like that IRL and he sounds like a fucking try hard buzzard.