Being an "honorary" Native American doesn't make him so. Believing otherwise would equivalent to saying that Al Jolson and Billy Van were of African descent or that Warner Oland and Sidney Toler were Chinese. There are many fairly well known actors that could've fit the bill: Adam Beach, Eddie or Michael Spears, maybe Lou Diamond Phillips etc. My choice would've been Graham Greene, if he were younger. But as a lifelong Lone Ranger fan (and westerns in general), no one can ever replace Clayton Moore and Jay Silverheels.
As for the so called "anti-American" Johnny Depp comments? I remember reading the article while on deployment and had the same reaction, but then took in the correct context. He gave that interview in English, which was translated to German, then back to English in reprinting. So don't believe everything you read or Google. Whether misquoted or mistranslated really doesn't matter, because the key here is that he was speaking about US politics and expressing his anti-war belief. Contextually his statements are no different than 2A rights folk griping about a politician (which happens a lot)...I'm sure you'd agree it doesn't mean they hate this country. Neither does choosing to live abroad. As cited in numerous articles, he moved to France because 1) his wife (now ex) is French, 2) he didn't want his kids raised in the LA lifestyle, and 3) he was tired of being harrassed by paparazzi. So I'm not sure why anyone would have a problem with someone basically wanting to keep his attractive wife happy, trying to keep his children away from that cesspool of a city, and not wanting every move documented. There are 2 versions for why he's leaving France: higher taxes and refusing to renounce his US citizenship. The majority of reputable sources (non-gossip sites) state is is the second. Now if he had become a French citizen from the start and had a sudden change of heart? You'd have a point. But the fact is he's been there on a vistor visa, has been paying US taxes and is now refusing to give up US citizenship...nothing un-American about that.
It's not about bashing or defending Johnny Depp, I'm not a fan nor hater of the man...I just believe that getting ones facts straight is important. And I don't see why one would group him with the hypocrite with no integrity or morals. He has never made an anti-2A statement? Refused to appear in or denounced any of his works because of gun violence (like Jim Carrey)? Promoted/supported politicians that attack the 2A? Nope. No grain of salt necessary. I stand by my original statement.
I hear you...but respectfully, you take the same approach libs take when confronted with obastard's almost innumerable instances of on-foreign-soil criticism of America's current and past foreign policies, and apologies for various indiscretions and wrongdoings. that is, maintaining there is nothing unpatriotic about criticizing the government and you have to understand the context.
The reality is that such criticisms are never innocent and righteous as the criticizers are decidedly selective about to whom and where they voice criticisms. So while all of the usual Hollywood anti bushers are all over Europe and elsewhere criticizing - and let's be accurate about characterizing them - criticizing BUSH'S wars and foreign policies, deppe decides to do the same in germany, but you think he shouldnt be lumped in with penn, clooney, sarrandon, et alia.
the reality is that they, deppe and Obama all supported or were silent on every policy, skirmish, war, police action or whatever, of Clinton's - and now obama's (Afghanistan, Syria, lybia....) - but you want to overlook the significance of that.
And similarly you want to remove any significance regarding the move of a suggested patriotic 2a loving american, to a socialist/statist antiamerican, american-DESPISING country like France; a significance that would normally be assumable if we were talking about any other undebatable Hollywood lefty; you'd like to ignore the natural significance of that, believing it was for his kids, wife and due to the paparazzi. well any famous Hollywood star - especially of deppe's caliber - will tell you the paparazzi in france are as ubiquitous and in-your-face as they are here (ask lady D). Paris is not Antarctica, so deppe didn't move there to get away from the paparazzi.
Hey look, I know Hollywood libs too well for this, but lets say just hypothetically that I'm wrong; that deppe's above illustrated selectivity-of-criticism and odd choice of a relocation to france (for a patriot) is not what it seems. Well then at the very least he would be guilty of really poor discretion as far as doing two things that make him a solid sean penn or any other unequivocal antiamerican Hollywood lib.
Let me tell you something: I despised bush before and especially after seeing what he did for two terms - long before it became fashionable among the now outspoken teaparty, conservatives, etc; I hated the Iraq and Afghanistan wars far more than the libs, but for a very different reason. But you know what? If I was in Germany or France or anywhere on foreign soil, and someone stuck a microphone in my face, I would never - NEVER, EVER - criticize my country, president, or our policies. Not because they are not deserving of criticism, but because simply because i have too much dignity and respect for my country (as it was when it was great), and its mounting lost and maimed soldiers, to voice it in a place where Americans, americanisms, and all things American, are reviled by the majority of the people and government officials. I would never defile myself by pandering to that sentiment and allow myself to be whored like that by foreign media.
So respectfully, i do have my facts straight, but I just may hold Americans to a higher standard; and I appreciate your viewpoint, but I stand by my previous statement as well.