Does Tarantino Hate The Police?
Many people thought last weekend that the whole Quentin Tarantino-calls-certain-cops-“murderers†thing would subside after two or three days, but it hasn’t. So far New York, Philadelphia and Los Angeles police unions and associations have called for a Tarantino boycott following strong remarks the director-writer made last Saturday at a New York City rally. “I’m a human being with a conscience,†Tarantino said. “And if you believe there’s murder going on, then you need to rise up and stand up against it. I’m here to say I’m on the side of the murdered.†How will the Weinstein Co. defuse this? Some are presuming that an “n†word controversy will kick in once “The Hateful Eight” starts screening and certainly after it opens on 12.25. Were Tarantino’s remarks about an attempt to preemptively fortify his position with the African-American community?
