That was a shit show and its all coming back to mind now. Hollywood has been getting stuntmen killed for a long time. I had forgotten about this. It was so fucking pointless: over extend a young and inexperienced stunt double when the shot could have been done by a more experienced person in a wig. Solely because she was black like their version of Domino. Fuck.
And if I recall correctly, she wasn't wearing a helmet (which is why she died) because a black woman can't not have a massive afro that is shoved in your face at all times and you can't fit a fro into one without looking silly.
I'm willing to give Reynolds the benefit of the doubt that it was an executive decision forced on him because they were super invested now that he had a cashcow, but the fact that Domino's actress didn't kill herself in shame for contributing to that is pathetic.
wasn't wearing a helmet (which is why she died) because a black woman can't not have a massive afro
Was THAT the cause? Any fucking prop guy prior to 1999 could have made a afro helmet in a couple of days! The bigger the fro the easier the task. I don't think Reynolds or Dominos' actress aught to be blamed, but they could have called out these bad decisions at some point, even years later. But again, there's a long Hollywood tradition about not giving a shit the working schleps like stuntmen.
Yes, they won't admit it but there is zero other reason why a fucking stunt actor on a motorbike wouldn't be wearing a helmet and at the time there was a lot of side talk around why she wasn't that alluded to the afro being the reason. On top of her inexperience and gross overconfidence.
I blame Domino's actress because she accepted the role knowing she was being used as a diversity hire and political tool, cashed their money happily, and helped directly lead to the death of that woman who was impersonating her. She had more control than most of the factors that lead to what happened by her inaction and willingness to be a blackwashing tool.
You don't get the be the bludgeon for someone else and then wash your hands of the consequences of it.
This goes very hard. Do you have any direction if I wanted to dive into the history of this? Was the stuntman even a stuntman, or was she just some rando chick they pushed into a death embracing stunt?
That was a shit show and its all coming back to mind now. Hollywood has been getting stuntmen killed for a long time. I had forgotten about this. It was so fucking pointless: over extend a young and inexperienced stunt double when the shot could have been done by a more experienced person in a wig. Solely because she was black like their version of Domino. Fuck.
And if I recall correctly, she wasn't wearing a helmet (which is why she died) because a black woman can't not have a massive afro that is shoved in your face at all times and you can't fit a fro into one without looking silly.
I'm willing to give Reynolds the benefit of the doubt that it was an executive decision forced on him because they were super invested now that he had a cashcow, but the fact that Domino's actress didn't kill herself in shame for contributing to that is pathetic.
Was THAT the cause? Any fucking prop guy prior to 1999 could have made a afro helmet in a couple of days! The bigger the fro the easier the task. I don't think Reynolds or Dominos' actress aught to be blamed, but they could have called out these bad decisions at some point, even years later. But again, there's a long Hollywood tradition about not giving a shit the working schleps like stuntmen.
Yes, they won't admit it but there is zero other reason why a fucking stunt actor on a motorbike wouldn't be wearing a helmet and at the time there was a lot of side talk around why she wasn't that alluded to the afro being the reason. On top of her inexperience and gross overconfidence.
I blame Domino's actress because she accepted the role knowing she was being used as a diversity hire and political tool, cashed their money happily, and helped directly lead to the death of that woman who was impersonating her. She had more control than most of the factors that lead to what happened by her inaction and willingness to be a blackwashing tool.
You don't get the be the bludgeon for someone else and then wash your hands of the consequences of it.
This goes very hard. Do you have any direction if I wanted to dive into the history of this? Was the stuntman even a stuntman, or was she just some rando chick they pushed into a death embracing stunt?