In "Transformers: revenge of the Fallen" Skids and Mudflap, twin robots disguised as compact Chevys, constantly brawl and bicker in rap-inspired street slang. They're forced to acknowledge that they can't read and one has a gold tooth.
These two characters are creating more of a stereotype battle than Jar Jar Binks in "Star Wars: Episode I-- The Phantom Menace." Even though critics are saying that these two Michael Bay creations have racist tendencies, he disagrees, "I don't know if it's stereotypes — they are robots, by the way. These are the voice actors. This is kind of the direction they were taking the characters and we went with it."
I thought this article was informative, but I think that they were just desperate for material. Sometimes people do just read too far into things and stir up controversy for no reason.
His lead at 37 words is very lengthy, but it gets the point across for what the article will contain.
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