'Django' playing with African Americans despite claims of racism
Posted on January 03, 2013 at 16:11 PM EST
Despite more than 100 uses of the N-word, “Django Unchained” is playing well among African-American moviegoers, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The Weinstein Company (TWC) release has faced accusations of racial insensitivity from black Hollywood, including Spike Lee noting that he would refuse to see the film due to its treatment of race. “Django’s” opening-day audience on Christmas was 42 percent black, according to exit polls and TWC claims that the percentage of black ticket…