Whilst researching that post about George Lucas’s politics (it made it to Tumblr Radar, huh) I did run across a pretty interesting story that I don’t think many people know –
– namely, that Boondocks creator Aaron McGruder (like most people) thought Jar Jar Binks was an upsetting racial stereotype and was very vocal in criticizing Lucas for the character. So Lucas personally called him up – and hired him to work on Red Tails.
(Which, you know, that shouldn’t be highly praiseworthy, that’s what billionaire white filmmakers ought to be doing. But I’m really glad he at least recognized there was a problem and took steps to correct it.)