«McDonagh's attempts to translate the working - class Irish clichés of his previous
writing into America's history of tension between white and black men is more than
horribly misguided, it's distasteful,» Madison
writes in his
piece, later noting that «whether it be through malice or ignorance, McDonagh's attempts to script the black experience in America are often fumbling and backward and full of outdated tropes.»