“They make me vomit,” says actor Richard Dreyfuss, Oscar-winning star of Jaws and The Goodbye Girl, blasting Hollywood’s far-left diversity rules and America’s failures in civics education.
The Blaze Dreyfuss is condemning representation and inclusion standards put in place by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences for Oscars eligibility in the Best Picture category. The standards require a certain percentage of cast and crew come from underrepresented racial and ethnic groups, are women, are non-heterosexual, or have cognitive or physical disabilities.
PBS “Firing Line” host Margaret Hoover also asked the Oscar winner about whether he thinks there is is a difference between representation in general who is allowed to represent other groups, including the use of blackface. “There shouldn’t be … Because it’s patronizing. Because it says that we’re so fragile that we can’t have our feelings hurt,” Dreyfuss answered.
Moving to the topic of civics education, Dreyfuss was equally blunt. He explained that his mother, a “communist, and she wasn’t kidding” raised him in a very leftist community. His mother and one of his middle grade teachers, a Republican who “never tried to keep her GOP atmosphere away from her teaching,” would debate American history.
Dreyfess identified “the honor of dissent” as a pivotal missing element in today’s civics education. Dreyfuss developed his Dreyfuss Civics Initiative curriculum in 2006. On DCI’s website, Dreyfess explains why he believes prioritizing civics education is crucial.
“Teach our kids how to run our country, before they are called upon to run our country … if we don’t, someone else will run our country.”
Toxic White Male says
Why would he speak to PBS???That’s a big part of the problem right there!
BareNakedIslam says
He also was interviewed on FOX News.
Zilla Stevenson says
Bonni! I’m back again! I’m so glad you are still here kicking it all in the butt every freaking day. I just survived some stuff & am FREE FINALLY! Amen!
So all I needed to see above is “the Blaze” bla bla bla disses Dreyfus now because Glenn Beck got woke or drunk , insulted Geert Wilders, put Cheetos on his fat face & went broke? They can suck it.
Da Left Gonna Need Bigger Boatz!
BareNakedIslam says
OMG, Zilla, it’s been forever since you were last here. Glad that whatever happened to cause you to be AWOL is over. Don’t be a stranger.
Welcome back! 🤗
allanivarsson says
I was very impressed with Richard Dreyfuss interview, though I disagreed with his 2016 comment on Trump, I sensed he later regretted his remark.
He was right about Americans needing education of early Native History. I studied 13,000 years of American Native History before arrival of Europeans, and many of those ancient cultures were amazing.
He correctly identified that American movies have now become crap.
And many of his philosophical ideas did contain wisdom and common-sense.
He is a true American Patriot and rejects Censorship and expects people have the right to free speech, and no one should be afraid of their feelings getting hurt when others disagree.
I shall try and get a copy of his book for further review.
PS. I have to resolve why YouTube is now blocking me from getting a copy of YouTube.
BareNakedIslam says
You can’t get on Youtube?
allanivarsson says
I can watch what you posted and what copies I have from the past but now they block me from taking copy address. I think I have offended YouTube Engineers.
https://allanivarsson.com/2022/11/22/1961-music-why-i-am-boycotting-tjl-productions-new-york-usa-they-lied-to-youtube-engineers-falsely-claiming-copyright-of-the-lion-sleeps-tonight/
BareNakedIslam says
Try creating a new YouTube account under a new name and email, using a different browser.
allanivarsson says
BNI, thank you, I think that is a good idea. I can still get copies using research mode, but it is link copying for which I am now blocked.
allanivarsson says
Just ordered his hard cover book. Costs me $44.00 in Australia. Now I will find out how good his philosophy is.
MrLiberty says
When you have no talent, you have to have someone constantly bending the rules for you. That’s where we finally are, but nobody is willing to admit the failure of the demographics.