Robert Downey Jr. has long defended Tropic Thunder after receiving criticism for wearing blackface in the 2008 movie.⁠ ⁠ He said on Rob Lowe’s Literally! podcast: ⁠ ⁠ 🗣️ "I was looking back at All in the Family, and they had a little disclaimer that they were running at the beginning of the show," h⁠ ⁠ "People should look it up, exactly what it is, because it is an antidote to this clickbait addiction to grievance that [people seem] to have with everything these days."⁠ ⁠ The All in the Family disclaimer, Variety reports, read: "The program you are about to see is All in the Family. It seeks to throw a humorous spotlight on our frailties, prejudices, and concerns.⁠ ⁠ "By making them a source of laughter, we hope to show — in a mature fashion — just how absurd they are."⁠ ⁠ "The language was saying, ‘Hey, this is the reason that we’re doing these things that, in a vacuum, you could pick apart and say are wrong and bad," Downey Jr. added.⁠ ⁠ "There used to be an understanding with an au...