Ben Stiller’s 2008 comedy Tropic Thunder included Robert Downey Jr. playing an actor who undergoes a fictional skin-darkening procedure for a film role. The movie used the character to satirize Hollywood racism and self-importance, but the imagery itself generated controversy.
Where satire meets sensitive history
The film became a case study in the difficulty of using racist imagery to criticize racism. Supporters viewed the sequence as satire, while critics argued that the imagery remained offensive regardless of its intent.
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