Agree, and feel that the writer steps all over his/her point with this line: The writer decides here to ignore (and impugn) the narrative construct as well as give Tarantino an 'out' that may or may not have been intentional. Can't say what's in QT's head but I'd have to presume the 'distinction' occurred to him in the writing and production of both this movie and Inglourious Basterds.Tarantino’s attempt to craft a hero who stands apart from the other men—black and white—of his time is not a riff on history, it’s a riff on the mythology we’ve mistaken for history. Were the film aware of that distinction, “Django” would be far less troubling—but it would also be far less resonant. The alternate history is found not in the story of vengeful ex-slave but in the idea that he could be the only one.