Key Points
Ben Stiller, the man behind the hit comedy Tropic Thunder, recently defended the film on Twitter after a Trump supporter with a large following expressed disappointment over Stiller's supposed apology for the film's use of blackface..
Stiller has stated that Tropic Thunder was meant to satirize Hollywood and its excesses and that the film's use of inappropriate and over-the-top characters in ridiculous situations was intended to make a point..
The Trump supporter who tweeted at Stiller also compared Tropic Thunder to the Wayan Brothers' film White Chicks, noting that the Wayans never apologized for their use of whiteface in the film..
While the film was criticized for its portrayal of white women, it was not as controversial as Tropic Thunder, which featured a white actor in blackface...
Furthermore, Wayans did address the controversy surrounding White Chicks, with Marlon Wayans stating in a 2019 interview with The Hollywood Reporter that he wouldn't make the film today due to changes in cultural sensitivity..
