Students and alumni began protesting the exhibit last fall, with one banner reading"by keeping Wayne’s legacy alive, SCA is endorsing white supremacy."
USC’s School of Cinematic Arts will remove its John Wayne exhibit after months of students and alumni protesting keeping such a tribute to the actor endorsed white supremacy. Protests over the exhibit followed resurfaced racist comments by the actor in a 1971 The removal of the exhibit, dedicated to the actor who attended the university and played football in the 1920s, was announced Friday by Evan Hughes, the assistant dean of diversity and inclusion.
"Conversations about systemic racism in our cultural institutions along with the recent global, civil uprising by the Black Lives Matter Movement require that we consider the role our School can play as a change maker in promoting antiracist cultural values and experiences. Therefore, it has been decided that the Wayne Exhibit will be removed."
Hughes noted that materials from the exhibit, created in 2012, will be moved to the school’s Cinematic Arts Library for research and scholarship, along with other Hollywood artifacts to "allow scholarship to continue on the role John Wayne's films played in the history of cinema." Students and alumni began protesting the exhibit last fall, with one student creating a banner that read "by keeping Wayne’s legacy alive, SCA is endorsing white supremacy." In December, school officials responded by not removing the exhibit but instead creating a space to expand on Indigenous filmmaking, feminism, and critical race theory, according to the school’s
What is the world coming to? John Wayne is probably happy his legacy isn’t associated with the limp wristed bed wetting USC lefties
I don’t think he actually believed what he said in that way. He was an actor not a thinker. He was in movies that showed the opposite. He badly expresses opposition to guilt. Affirmative action was surfacing.
How's the AlJolson exhibit holding up?
Defund arts
Cowards.
More education cuts.
ItchyBacca Everyone of those students probably vote Democrat, the party of Jim Crow, slavery and the KKK So their existence is a celebration of white Supremacy So when will the school expel the white lefties?
I thought it endorsed his status as an iconic actor. Silly me.
Academia has become a non-essential joke.
Lol so dumb!!! He should be judged for his cinematic achivements and for that he is a legend. America is becoming dumber by the second!!!
Good.
USC is a racist school.
DustyFyodor I knew he was conservative. I had no idea he explicitly endorsed white supremacy in 1971. Wow. I understand the decision.
😔
😂 A statue of John Wayne promotes white supremacy... what next? Take down the Trojan? SCers... gobruins UCLA
bencubby Marion (John Wayne) was also a spy for the right in US govt during the McCarthy era All the silly ‘Reds under the beds’ stuff Had actors all over Hollywood in shit When I found out what kind of yellow belly he was I stopped watching his movies & lost respect for him decades ago
How about we remove the protesting students and alumni - & record their names, I’m sure this will help them get a job 🙄
Hollywood is full of spoiled little over paid children. FULL STOP!
Fuck USC.
Being a fan of Westerns, my first thought was “Whaat? John Wayne is a legend & a got damn National Treasure!” But after I read some of his quotes, I gotta say they were indeed pretty offensive. So I can see why some ppl are up in arms over this.
This is a joke. He was against the SAG using italians with feathers Instead of real Indians. Nobody cares about hollywierd anymore you take ccp bribes and hate american culture
ItchyBacca What?!
ItchyBacca Apparently my John Wayne collection just went up in value.
Commies been trying to get John Wayne for 70 years. D-bags finally managed it.
Sigh
Did you read the article? For God's sake, this is not a guy worth standing up for! This is a really bad guy. No ambiguity or nuance in his words- just pure hate. Good riddance from public praise-
Lol this shits hilarious
Has anyone ever watched this show? It's based on history loosely...can't believe is,, these are classics...
bs. Suddenly everything is offensive.
I wonder if they understand how stupid they are?
This is why you don’t have a society of single mothers.
Didn't Trojans own slaves? Or is ot cool cause..well...you know.
USC is not worthy to be called An institution for higher learning any longer as it has proven to be an instrument of fake education in my opinion. Thank you.
The silent majority needs to step up and be heard now! The Fourth Reich's latest victim is John Wayne. The Democratic Socialist Progressives of Amerika have done it again. VoteRedToSaveAmerica2020
People who defend racist people are racist. Plain and simple !
Reading the article... they're not actually removing it, just moving it to a different building on the campus?
That explains Red River
Pathetic little snowflakes.
Good riddance.
Elvis was a hero to most oh wait MOTHERFUCK HIM AND JOHN WAYNE
USCFilmOffice USC And close all the Disney parks because ol' Walt was anti-Semitic.
Remove all history. Let’s start from scratch
So stvpid.
Mass delirium of woke butt-hurt juveniles continues...
Oh ffs... Stop with this 💩 right now
That is what happens when you get an indoctrination and not an education.
Choke on all 40 pounds of John Wayne's undigested shit.
Commies.
where's the gif of Bugs Bunny sawing California off the continent and watching it float out to sea? idiots laughingstock
R3DF0X0N3 Will they be giving away the items on display?
John Wayne died in 1979 for Christ's sake. That's 40 years ago he DIED. This idea of judging every person that ever lived by today's standards is WRONG, no one sees that? How does John Wayne endorse white supremacy? Because he stared in Westerns and killed 'Indians'?
MLK stated Homosexuality was a psychiatric problem. Was it a sign of his times or should we tear down all MLK statues and rename all streets. Think about it
Cross another school off my childrens’ list.
stop the mob！！！
CharlesMBlow hey Chuck...what's this about there being no cancel culture?
Replacing John Wayne’s exhibit, there will now be a special exhibition dedicated to USC film 🎞 school woke attendee RealRonHoward and his Eat My Dust ©️🎥 🍿(1976) motion picture, a homage to the Confederacy. Kokomoschmoe TonyBrunoShow MyTimesProse jatkat45 gbgary54
As if USC didn’t already have a shtstained reputation.
Yes if it weren’t for John Wayne, Stacey Abrams would be Emporer by now.
drawandstrike How bout we just don’t go to the movies anymore
Non Sequitur. This is not logical.
It's only because John Wayne is a beloved American icon, they hate the Americana that WE love.
John Wayne is a disgrace
It's amazing how stupid you can get going to that school these days this is a school movie making who hasn't the clue as to what this is about ignorant stupid arrogant fools it is their loss and a loss for future Movie Makers
Guy who was married to a Latina and repeatedly had non-white people played with courage and dignity in his movies is a white Supremacist...
Idiocracy is real.
drawandstrike Those fucking students
Defund your mom
Kassie917 Clearly kids from .USC are uneducated. That’s a failing grade for you USC and for anyone trying get hired with your school on their resume. Whitesupremacy? Have you not noticed BLM saying the black race is superior? Who do you see attacking people blacks or whites? wakeup
Very sick!
You people have lost your minds. Completely ridiculous.
drawandstrike Total bunch of bullshit
'Life is tough, but it's tougher when you're stupid.' John Wayne 😛
These are grown adults, correct? Most of them must be from the participation trophy generation ?
Yeah, ‘cause what’s John Wayne got to do with cinema? Or USC, for that matter?
But they support Marxism . . Go figure . .
drawandstrike A bunch of horses asses. They are the racists.
drawandstrike The thing with the cancel everything culture is eventually you will run of things to cancel and become irrelevant like you were in the first place.
But...but...but...AOC says cancel culture is just right wing conspiracy
drawandstrike John was Scots-Irish descent. I think the Irish should be pissed
I was wondering if you could change the name of the Trogans? It reminds me of the condom commercial, of the Trojan house that led to violence, and its also a virus.
So these babies decided to get rid of the exihibit? I think this was a nice opportunity to show support to BLM.
So so so stupid Can we stop sending our children to these schools now? They get the opposite of knowledge. They're made into morons.
Losers
Bionicscode SUCKS.
STUPIDITY REIGNS IN LIBERAL CALIFORNIA
drawandstrike Because that's what lunatic Marxists do.
They going to be in whitewash heaven when they find out about all the Hollywood pedos.
Really? What about the center named after Dr Dre at USC, whose music constantly described abusing women and he also frequently used homosexual slurs as well as degrading language towards women, that's acceptable?
drawandstrike POTUS
You people are just insane
asinine orwellian shit
drawandstrike Hate that fucking school! LONG LIVE THE DUKE!!!!!!!!
drawandstrike Lmao
You do realize that not every white person to ever exist is a 'white supremacist'😐 This is goofy at it's finest
This is stupid. The racists are in control TODAY. They need to educate themselves. Their ignorance is overwhelming.
drawandstrike What precisely did JW do to promote white supremacy?
drawandstrike Just wait till they start going after all the comedians
Months? It was a month ago when the riots started...
The students and alumni are close-minded idiots. That’s a fact.
So when does the .USC_Athletics TROGANS change their name? Do you all support TROGAN SLAVERY? But JOHN WAYNE is the PROBLEM?
USC just proved this point.
Keep it up Marxists...Just a few more statues till you reach Utopia. BLM 1984 Marxism
drawandstrike He will always be great to me. Other's opinions are irrelevant.
drawandstrike RAZ0RFIST Well well well.
drawandstrike Giving in to hate and lies.
That's right! America's reckoning is in progress.
Stupid
AnthropoceneM Racism will still hunt you even in the grave
John Wayne did not endorse white supremacy. We have to marginalize these anti-American pigs at all cost.
This is pathetic.
Ridiculous.
I actually feel sorry for these people. These are the same people though who scream BLM and are terrified and call you racist when you scream ALM!
None of those students or alumni would make a pimple on the Duke's ass.
Defund USC
Ministry of Truth needs more Winstons Smiths.
🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡
This is such bullshit!
They still have OJ’s statue though
Wow, imagine being so privileged you get to go to USC film school
Let’s gooooooo
steph93065 The deconstruction of American culture is in full swing. Someone needs to grow a pair and say enough is enough. This shit solves nothing it just pacifies whiny little brats
This is a slippery slope. USC was built by people from the past, as was everything else. And people from the past didn't share modern sensitivities or beliefs. Hollywood should be especially sensitive to spiraling scapegoating. Who's next? Someone's next.
Utterly utterly ridiculous.
No
steph93065 He's been dead for over 40 years. The Duke was an amazing actor, can't say the same for the vast majority of actors today.
Where we at with Roman Polanski? Dude rape a 13yr girl for fucks sake!
So now people mad about removing tributes to a racist draft dodger? Whatta world.
steph93065 So comments from an actor from 50 yrs ago is bad, but a Presidential candidate who decides what color you are when you vote for someone, says poor kids are as smart as white kids, and you can't go to a 7-11 without an Indian accent is ok.
steph93065 John Wayne is a prime example of a man who led other men. There are few in the world like John Wayne. USC must not do this.
Whaaaattttt
The Trojan has the worst human rights violations against them historically. They conquered lands that weren't theirs and en SLAVEd them! Tear down TOMMY TROJAN!
steph93065 USC sux. ❄️❄️❄️❄️❄️❄️
steph93065 Bowing to the communist mob... losers
🤦🏻♀️
Embarrassing move by USC.
The protesters are wrong and it’s sad the school bent over for them...shame
USCSUCKS
But Farrakhan is okay
Film History is on notice...
Wait till they find out about Walt Disney. Bunch of whiny brats.
Barnes_Law since they dont like anything about old hollywood why dont they instead start their own movie town somewhere else and see if their movies are half as good.
Barnes_Law It's OK, the generation of brain washed kids living today wouldn't understand or enjoy watching a great actor perform. Neither do they deserve too!
Will USC be returning the money to the Wayne family that was donated to the school by John Wayne?
Defund all institutions that cave to the wokusts.
Why is good sorcery is called white magic and the evil one is called black magic?
Barnes_Law They're just making up stuff now
Absurd
I guess John Wayne Cancer Clinic (est. 1981) will be the next to disavow the actor's name? He loved USA and wasn't ashamed: what a crime.
GOOD!
Nobody needs to see new movies anymore.
So much male toxcicity they shiver in the shadows because they never knew their fathers.
By that logic, isn't voting for Democrats endorsing white supremacists?
Call me when y'all do the same for Roman Polanski.
So pathetic.
These Sneetches will cancel Dr. Seuss soon as well. Irony eats itself.
Barnes_Law Rumor has it John Wayne’s exhibit will be replaced by PEE WEE HERMAN exhibit.
Barnes_Law People who like and admire John Wayne for his accomplishments are rejoicing today. Out of 325MM people only a few can push the super woke USC around now. That response is the antithesis of John Wayne culture. I’m sure he would not want to be associated with USC of today.
Wow! Smh.
Barnes_Law That’s just fucked up. These kids today....... can’t wAit until their country Is invaded by a foreign entity. See how tough they are then. Let’s not forget there won’t be any police or military to protect them.
Barnes_Law Clearly shows that the students and alumni are wimps and mentally challenged. Hollyweird on parade !
Barnes_Law Pure hogwash
Art is under Attack.
Barnes_Law Liberals are too stupid to survive. WakeUpAmerica StopTheInsanity DumpTheDems WalkAway AmericaFirst CountryOverParty DemocratsHateAmerica DemocratsAreDangerous DemocratsAreDestroyingAmerica JohnWayne
Barnes_Law But up exhibits of the actors/actresses that actually served in the armed forces.
Barnes_Law Idiots, he’s an American Icon
F cancel culture and f USC. Nest of pedophiles.
What’s the matter, USC ... Wayne didn’t bribe his way into your hallowed halls?
PUSSY GENERATION!!!
Good. Fuck Marion.
SJW weanies are enemies of free speech (1st amendment). Go ahead keep canceling American history. Just remember what goes around comes around
What the fuck is wrong with them?
wellshwood
Oh my God how stupid
I wasn’t a John Wayne fan but this just seems wrong.
Public Enemy's been saying fuck John Wayne since 1989. 'bout time everybody else got here 🤷♂️
this is stupid he is one of the film worlds iconic actors evn if he played same role all his career. we dont need statues of him but an exhibit at cinema arts school is fitting. Greatest geniuses of all time were flawed are the ignorant mobs gonna cancel everybody except Beyonce?
Les pauvres ils n’ont pas fini d’expurger leur cinémathèque: Wayne était peut-être un pauvre type mais c’est en tant que légende du cinéma que des étudiants d’une école de cinéma devraient lui prêter attention
I loved the way he was portrayed in the film Trumbo. Finally some truth!
I’m guessing that canceling anything to do with cowboys is probably next on their list
It’s all about symbolism for these people. They don’t really give a shit about making real impact in the lives of minorities. Wayne was an asshole but his portrayal in movies was iconic and long lasting and deserves notoriety. End of story.
On the next episode of Woke People.
Annamo bene...
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