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Racist and bad treatment of Quarrel


Quarrel started as a threatening and strong character. He was mysterious, he could fight and made a strong impression on Bond.

He was a strong ally with a lot of knowledges.

Then, as soon as they arrive on Crab Key, the character is treated like a supertitious dumb, afraid of everything, acting like he never saw a beautiful woman (his look at Honey).

The worst part is when Bond ask him to go and "fetch my shoes".

I know it was 1962 and people were still ignorant about racist matters, so I'm not saying it's a "racist movie" and I adore this film, but it is still uncomfortable to watch.

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I am SO GLAD this movie made the OP uncomfortable. The OP is the kind of person for whom I don’t want the world to be comfortable.

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It's unfortunately dated in that regard. They "kinda" make up for it when Bond mentions his death in anger to Dr. No.

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I can't stand it when people from 60 years ago have different morals than me!

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