Quentin Tarantino slammed by screenwriter over his constant use of n-word in films

metro.co.uk:

Oscar-winning screenwriter John Ridley has called out Quentin Tarantino for his constant use of the n-word in his films.John – who won endless awards for 12 Years A Slave – criticised the Django Unchained director for his ‘painful and infuriating’ use of the slur.He told the PA news agency that Quentin ‘in some ways luxuriates in the word,’ adding ‘it’s not used in a particular context, it’s just used to be used.’‘It’s painful and it’s infuriating.

But at the same time, I wouldn’t sit and say, “OK, you can never use that word.”‘John, 54, was at the forefront of the movement to get WarnerMedia to temporarily take down 1939 classic Gone With The Wind from HBO Max.He asked for the removal as he says the classic film’s depiction of slavery in.