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Fuck this guy (John Wayne) [View all] cilla4progress Aug 2022 OP

Didn't some movie dude piss on him? GreenWave Aug 2022 #1

Haven't heard that one before, however, NameAlreadyTaken Aug 2022 #61

he was a fucking racist, war mongering, draft dodging COWARD Skittles Aug 2022 #2

👆 underpants Aug 2022 #5

+1 Ferrets are Cool Aug 2022 #23

Stains (MDC) - John Wayne Was A Nazi - 1981 Celerity Aug 2022 #43

correct HAB911 Aug 2022 #47

I read this just the other day about John Wayne ItsjustMe Aug 2022 #3

she would have kicked his cowardly ass... bahboo Aug 2022 #22

He was John Birch society Orange County Republican. Draft dodger too. underpants Aug 2022 #4

Ty for posting this Docreed2003 Aug 2022 #6

Just musclecar6 Aug 2022 #7

Acotor? johnp3907 Aug 2022 #26

his acting talent ran the gamut from a to b lol nt msongs Aug 2022 #8

I love that quote from Dorothy Parker. BigmanPigman Aug 2022 #29

Marion believed himself to be his acting personna. OAITW r.2.0 Aug 2022 #9

Another Mark Wahlberg. SergeStorms Aug 2022 #41

He was a right-wing douche since forever. And not even a very good actor. Ocelot II Aug 2022 #10

He was a nasty person. GP6971 Aug 2022 #11

I honestly, cilla4progress Aug 2022 #12

Add coward to the mix 303squadron Aug 2022 #13

And Elvis nt spooky3 Aug 2022 #14

Rodger Young wasn't just a small guy, he had severe hearing and vision limitations rsdsharp Aug 2022 #16

I bet cilla4progress Aug 2022 #17

And Clark Gable, Jason Robards, and Mel Brooks obamanut2012 Aug 2022 #48

And Rod Serling MrsCheaplaugh Aug 2022 #53

Partially deaf and nearsighted Ronald Reagan served whistler162 Aug 2022 #69

My father was missing fingers on his hand and still served alphafemale Aug 2022 #86

Weird how he married Hispanic - not excusing UTUSN Aug 2022 #15

however, he was a fucking coward. and self entitled trash CatWoman Aug 2022 #18

Totally draft dodger. What does it say for minority marrying him UTUSN Aug 2022 #19

It doesn't say anything. He's still a racist pos rockfordfile Aug 2022 #20

Somehow I think... 2naSalit Aug 2022 #25

You always understand, thanks. UTUSN Aug 2022 #36

The Academy says that. soldierant Aug 2022 #31

Hispanic can be Caucasian also uponit7771 Aug 2022 #55

I've said it for years: Polybius Aug 2022 #59

Karma got him though localroger Aug 2022 #21

The country he professed to love edhopper Aug 2022 #52

smoking multiple packs of cigs daily for decades didn't help either Skittles Aug 2022 #68

The crossdressing rightwing clown of an actor. Hassler Aug 2022 #24

All his movies sucked. 2naSalit Aug 2022 #27

John Ford famously said soldierant Aug 2022 #33

His role in Stagecoach exposed him for who he really was Ferryboat Aug 2022 #42

John Ford was a military hero and understood the beauty of the West which makes his movies hlthe2b Aug 2022 #51

that fucking whiny voice of his Skittles Aug 2022 #46

Everything, actually. 2naSalit Aug 2022 #49

YES Skittles Aug 2022 #66

"All his movies sucked." EX500rider Aug 2022 #101

_ LudwigPastorius Aug 2022 #28

An article from 2020 about SharonClark Aug 2022 #30

50 year anniversary of cilla4progress Aug 2022 #35

Agreed Zeitghost Aug 2022 #97

fuck this guy double, and his ilk thrice🧐 bringthePaine Aug 2022 #32

... progressoid Aug 2022 #34

One of my favorite movies pecosbob Aug 2022 #45

Yeah, anytime I hear his name this scene comes to mind. Great movie. progressoid Aug 2022 #72

Anti-commmunist John Bircher. summer_in_TX Aug 2022 #37

At the VFW they worship him, confused about "acting" and real combat dude UTUSN Aug 2022 #38

Never could stand that horse's ass... Jack-o-Lantern Aug 2022 #39

They need to get a better name for the Orange County airport. Sky Jewels Aug 2022 #40

J.W. quote 🤬 Duppers Aug 2022 #44

He was a right-wing draft dodging POS! Emile Aug 2022 #50

in my 20s, kpete Aug 2022 #54

Can I share a poem I wrote about John Wayne? Generic Other Aug 2022 #56

+1 Celerity Aug 2022 #57

Very nice! TxGuitar Aug 2022 #65

Picking loud fights with (and canceling) the dead is fun but foolish gulliver Aug 2022 #58

I have to agree, judging people born in 1907 by current standards seems pointless EX500rider Aug 2022 #63

+1000 GuppyGal Aug 2022 #74

Plenty of men and women from his era were not the racist asshole he was alphafemale Aug 2022 #81

Sure, there have been enlightened people during all ages.. EX500rider Aug 2022 #84

Thank you! That "another time" bullshit is excusing bigotry. n/t Coventina Aug 2022 #94

my skin is thick llashram Aug 2022 #79

Yeah, no. Sky Jewels Aug 2022 #82

Here is Mr. macho he-man: NameAlreadyTaken Aug 2022 #60

heh Skittles Aug 2022 #67

LOL!!, lunatica Aug 2022 #75

I know, right? Skittles Aug 2022 #77

Cute shoes Mr Tiny Feet alphafemale Aug 2022 #80

In WWII, frogmarch Aug 2022 #62

Well since John Payne was a Flight Instructor whistler162 Aug 2022 #70

Recommended. H2O Man Aug 2022 #64

Another thing nobody has mentioned yet... IL Dem Aug 2022 #71

Here's a good scene from the movie Trumbo. Sky Jewels Aug 2022 #83

Another aspect of John Wayne that isn't talked about enough: BannonsLiver Aug 2022 #73

He played John Wayne. Kingofalldems Aug 2022 #96

The True Grit movie remake by Jeff Bridges is worth watching alphafemale Aug 2022 #98

Yeah it's absolutely superior to the Wayne version. BannonsLiver Aug 2022 #99

"I don't believe in giving authority and positions of leadership Retrograde Aug 2022 #76

I concur llashram Aug 2022 #78

I liked Bill Burr's bit on this. BlueTsunami2018 Aug 2022 #85

Racist bad actors are all saints when they die? alphafemale Aug 2022 #87

No, he's not a saint. BlueTsunami2018 Aug 2022 #88

He was an ASS HOLE A racist evil ASS HOLE! alphafemale Aug 2022 #89

Weren't they? BlueTsunami2018 Aug 2022 #93

Just because "most people" are racist doesn't make racism OK. Coventina Aug 2022 #95

Mark Twain and Charles Dickens were more or less contemporaries alphafemale Aug 2022 #100

Well, one reason is that he is a hero to LuckyCharms Aug 2022 #90

Hitler is Dead. HH Holmes is dead. alphafemale Aug 2022 #91

John Wayne was an asshole. BlueTsunami2018 Aug 2022 #92