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Jamie Foxx Doesn't Agree With The Backlash Against Quentin Tarantino And Django Unchained
By JOSHUA MEYER
One person uncowed by the backlash against the repeated use of the N-word in Quentin Tarantino's “Django Unchained” was the actor who played Django, Jamie Foxx.
Foxx told Indiewire the film’s language was appropriate for a story where a freed slave grows empowered as a bounty hunter, and he has always admired the controversial Tarantino.
In an interview with The Guardian, Foxx compared Tarantino to iconic white artists who thrived by adopting Black musical traditions to bolster their natural talents.
Foxx explained, “You can't tell me that Eminem ain't hot [because] he's white or that Elvis Presley isn't a bad motherf*****, or that Quentin Tarantino can't do whatever he likes.”
Speaking on his foes in “Django,” Foxx said, “I come from the south [...] That gave me an upper hand on the material. I know people like Stephen. I know people like Calvin Candie.”
Foxx added, “My grandmother used to cuss like a sailor. ‘N***** you don't bring your little ass in here, I'm gonna whup it real good.’ ‘Django’ wouldn't bother her at all.”
Foxx longed to work with Tarantino, saying, “[I’d] see Quentin at clubs [and] be like, ‘You the baddest motherf***** on the planet. If I ever get the chance, I'm really ready.’”
“Django Unchained” offered Foxx one of the best roles of his illustrious career, and given his lived experience, it's understandable why he views the film with so much pride.