tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29769707.post2929770425581190892..comments2024-02-10T18:19:36.406-08:00Comments on Newspaper Rock: Hammer compares Tonto to ScissorhandsRobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01478763837213733775noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29769707.post-27555137964560213102013-06-09T09:50:18.541-07:002013-06-09T09:50:18.541-07:00Tonto is a fictional character, obviously. But In...Tonto is a fictional character, obviously. But Indians in general and Comanches in particular aren't fictional.<br /><br />You could put a fictional Civil War general in a dress and a fictional black slave in an astronaut suit, but why would you? Tonto's the same deal.<br /><br />It's called verisimilitude. It's why most Westerns portray cowboys and Indians--or at least cowboys--authentically.Robhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01478763837213733775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29769707.post-63256406497158623432013-06-08T12:12:48.596-07:002013-06-08T12:12:48.596-07:00I thought Tonto was a fictional character, albeit ...I thought Tonto was a fictional character, albeit one with a history. Wow, Depp's really run out of retro. Seriously, Tonto?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com