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Snow White and the Seven … Whatever They Identify As

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    Horace
    wrote on 14 Jul 2023, 14:06 last edited by Horace
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    Disney announced that 'magical creatures' would replace the seven dwarves to 'avoid reinforcing stereotypes' after Game of Thrones actor Peter Dinklage criticised the 'f****** backwards story' last year.

    'I was a little taken aback when they [Disney] were very proud to cast a Latina actress as Snow White, but you're still telling the story of Snow White And The Seven Dwarfs,' he told Mark Maron's WTF podcast. 'It makes no sense to me. You're progressive in one way and you're still making that fucking backwards story about seven dwarfs living in a cave together, what the fuck are you doing, man? Have I done nothing to advance the cause from my soapbox? I guess I'm not loud enough.'

    Dinklage's concerns were shared by some charities, including the Restricted Growth Association in the UK.

    'I very much stand with Peter Dinklage on the disappointment and irritation towards Disney for the remake of Snow White,' Rhonda Cutmore, a member of the association, told The Telegraph. '

    How could they tell he was standing?

    Education is extremely important.

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      Horace
      wrote on 14 Jul 2023, 14:08 last edited by
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      I wonder if this is similar to the native american sports team names thing, where a few vocal people imply they speak for a community that is supposedly offended, while the real community is not actually offended.

      Education is extremely important.

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        Mik
        wrote on 14 Jul 2023, 14:11 last edited by
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        It's also employment opportunities for growth restricted (first time I've heard that term) persons. They only need Ewoks once in a while.

        “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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          George K
          wrote on 14 Jul 2023, 14:16 last edited by
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          Snow White

          https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rachel_Zegler

          Her mother is of Colombian descent. Zegler's maternal grandmother immigrated from Colombia to the United States in the 1960s

          So, IOW, a "Snow" white Hispanic, amirite?

          "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

          The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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            LuFins Dad
            wrote on 14 Jul 2023, 14:29 last edited by
            #8

            Oh, and the Prince has been removed, replaced with just a random somewhat male character. The actor is a renowned and outspoken gender fluid individual.

            The Brad

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              Jolly
              wrote on 14 Jul 2023, 14:40 last edited by
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              How to go broke in one easy step.

              “Cry havoc and let slip the DOGE of war!”

              Those who cheered as J-6 American prisoners were locked in solitary for 18 months without trial, now suddenly fight tooth and nail for foreign terrorists’ "due process". — Buck Sexton

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                Copper
                wrote on 14 Jul 2023, 15:10 last edited by
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                Nobody could have been offended by the 7 dwarves

                No way

                It's not possible

                idiots

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                  Jon
                  wrote on 14 Jul 2023, 15:40 last edited by
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                  Dinklage. heh

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                    George K
                    wrote on 23 Jul 2023, 19:48 last edited by
                    #12

                    Could it be even worse than we thought?

                    Of course.

                    "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                    The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                      Jolly
                      wrote on 23 Jul 2023, 20:37 last edited by
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                      How many?

                      Hopefully, enough that the investors start to scream with financial pain.

                      “Cry havoc and let slip the DOGE of war!”

                      Those who cheered as J-6 American prisoners were locked in solitary for 18 months without trial, now suddenly fight tooth and nail for foreign terrorists’ "due process". — Buck Sexton

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                        Axtremus
                        wrote on 23 Jul 2023, 20:56 last edited by
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                        Snow White, by this time, is a tired old tale.
                        I wish Disney would remake the Kim possible movie instead.
                        The original cartoon already has cultural, racial, skin tone, and body type diversities built in, with an upbeat and humorous “girl power” vibe. It’s naturally family-friendly.
                        The last time Disney made a live action Kim Possible movie, it made a cheap ass kids’ straight-to-TV “movie.”
                        Disney should really give it the “Wonder Woman 1984” or “Black Widow” level of investment instead. Kim Possible as an idea really has that potential, probably even more because Kim Possible does not have nearly as much canonic baggage as either Marvel or DC heroine.

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                          23 Jul 2023, 19:48

                          Could it be even worse than we thought?

                          Of course.

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                          89th
                          wrote on 27 Jul 2023, 12:34 last edited by
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                          @George-K said in Show White Privilege and the Seven … Whatever They Identify As:

                          Could it be even worse than we thought?

                          Of course.

                          I like how she smugly smiles that "it's no longer 1937" as she lands a knock out blow to the question. What an idiot. How much does she know from 1937... she was born in 2001, after the first Lord of the Rings came out.

                          I also chuckle that she's not "saved by a prince" but then goes to say she's "inspired to be a leader by [a man]" her dad".

                          Reminds me of the joke where a woman says she's not going to take her husband's last name in marriage, which just means she's going to keep her dad's last name.

                          It is remarkable Disney has not learned their Go Woke Go Broke lesson. Stop focusing on skin color. Follow MLK's dream.

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                            Copper
                            wrote on 27 Jul 2023, 16:33 last edited by
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                            idiots

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                              Jon
                              wrote on 28 Jul 2023, 21:34 last edited by
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                                27 Jul 2023, 12:34

                                @George-K said in Show White Privilege and the Seven … Whatever They Identify As:

                                Could it be even worse than we thought?

                                Of course.

                                I like how she smugly smiles that "it's no longer 1937" as she lands a knock out blow to the question. What an idiot. How much does she know from 1937... she was born in 2001, after the first Lord of the Rings came out.

                                I also chuckle that she's not "saved by a prince" but then goes to say she's "inspired to be a leader by [a man]" her dad".

                                Reminds me of the joke where a woman says she's not going to take her husband's last name in marriage, which just means she's going to keep her dad's last name.

                                It is remarkable Disney has not learned their Go Woke Go Broke lesson. Stop focusing on skin color. Follow MLK's dream.

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                                Axtremus
                                wrote on 28 Jul 2023, 23:32 last edited by
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                                @89th said in Show White Privilege and the Seven … Whatever They Identify As:

                                It is remarkable Disney has not learned their Go Woke Go Broke lesson.

                                "Go woke go broke" is not a thing in reality. I gave the counter example of Colin Kaepernick vs. Alex Jones before. For a more recent counter example, consider the new Barbie movie. No lack of self-proclaimed conservative commentators calling the Barbie movie "woke," yet it is thriving in the box office just fine.

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                                  Jolly
                                  wrote on 28 Jul 2023, 23:36 last edited by
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                                  The Barbie movie is drek. But it's drek with a built-in audience.

                                  “Cry havoc and let slip the DOGE of war!”

                                  Those who cheered as J-6 American prisoners were locked in solitary for 18 months without trial, now suddenly fight tooth and nail for foreign terrorists’ "due process". — Buck Sexton

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                                    27 Jul 2023, 12:34

                                    @George-K said in Show White Privilege and the Seven … Whatever They Identify As:

                                    Could it be even worse than we thought?

                                    Of course.

                                    I like how she smugly smiles that "it's no longer 1937" as she lands a knock out blow to the question. What an idiot. How much does she know from 1937... she was born in 2001, after the first Lord of the Rings came out.

                                    I also chuckle that she's not "saved by a prince" but then goes to say she's "inspired to be a leader by [a man]" her dad".

                                    Reminds me of the joke where a woman says she's not going to take her husband's last name in marriage, which just means she's going to keep her dad's last name.

                                    It is remarkable Disney has not learned their Go Woke Go Broke lesson. Stop focusing on skin color. Follow MLK's dream.

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                                    Axtremus
                                    wrote on 28 Jul 2023, 23:48 last edited by
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                                    @89th said in Show White Privilege and the Seven … Whatever They Identify As:

                                    Stop focusing on skin color. Follow MLK's dream.

                                    Well it's "Snow White," if you want to adhere to the story as published by the Grimm brothers, her skin color is a big deal.

                                    https://sites.pitt.edu/~dash/grimm053.html

                                    Once upon a time in midwinter, when the snowflakes were falling like feathers from heaven, a queen sat sewing at her window, which had a frame of black ebony wood. As she sewed she looked up at the snow and pricked her finger with her needle. Three drops of blood fell into the snow. The red on the white looked so beautiful that she thought to herself, "If only I had a child as white as snow, as red as blood, and as black as the wood in this frame."
                                    Soon afterward she had a little daughter who was as white as snow, as red as blood, and as black as ebony wood, and therefore they called her Little Snow-White. ...

                                    She can be only white, red, and/or black. No brown or yellow.

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                                      28 Jul 2023, 23:48

                                      @89th said in Show White Privilege and the Seven … Whatever They Identify As:

                                      Stop focusing on skin color. Follow MLK's dream.

                                      Well it's "Snow White," if you want to adhere to the story as published by the Grimm brothers, her skin color is a big deal.

                                      https://sites.pitt.edu/~dash/grimm053.html

                                      Once upon a time in midwinter, when the snowflakes were falling like feathers from heaven, a queen sat sewing at her window, which had a frame of black ebony wood. As she sewed she looked up at the snow and pricked her finger with her needle. Three drops of blood fell into the snow. The red on the white looked so beautiful that she thought to herself, "If only I had a child as white as snow, as red as blood, and as black as the wood in this frame."
                                      Soon afterward she had a little daughter who was as white as snow, as red as blood, and as black as ebony wood, and therefore they called her Little Snow-White. ...

                                      She can be only white, red, and/or black. No brown or yellow.

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                                      George K
                                      wrote on 29 Jul 2023, 00:31 last edited by
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                                      @Axtremus said in Show White Privilege and the Seven … Whatever They Identify As:

                                      She can be only white, red, and/or black. No brown or yellow.

                                      "You mean I'm not Black?"

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                                      "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                                      The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                                        LuFins Dad
                                        wrote on 13 Aug 2023, 15:18 last edited by
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                                        So apparently the marketing for the movie consists of the star insulting the original and everyone that liked the original story.

                                        The Brad

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                                          jon-nyc
                                          wrote on 13 Aug 2023, 15:26 last edited by jon-nyc
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                                          That tweet is a total mischaracterization of that interview. Surely intentional.

                                          The problem with all these accounts that grift off of the other tribe's stupidity is you get a situation where the demand for such stupidity exceeds the supply and they do shit like this.

                                          Only non-witches get due process.

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