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Related: About this forumI'm with Peter Dinklage on this one
Disneys slate of live-action remakes has included Cinderella, The Jungle Book and Beauty and the Beast, and coming soon is Marb Webbs live-action reimagining of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. Webb, best known for helming 500 Days of Summer and Andrew Garfields Spider-Man films, has cast West Side Story breakout Rachel Zegler in the title role and Gal Gadot as the villainous Evil Queen. Not everyone is too thrilled with idea of remaking Snow White, most notably Peter Dinklage. The Emmy winner guested on Marc Marons WTF podcast this week and criticized remaking Snow White due to the fairytales fucking backwards depiction of dwarfs.
Theres a lot of hypocrisy going on, Dinklage said. Literally no offense to anyone, but I was a little taken aback when they were very proud to cast a Latina actress as Snow White. But youre still telling the story of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. Take a step back and look at what youre doing there. It makes no sense to me."
Dear suits at Hollywood. Yes we want diversity in entertainment. We especially don't like white washing BIPOC with white actors for BIPOC roles. That's bad. But you aren't doing BIPOC any favors inserting them into a European fable especially when the titular character is literally named SNOW WHITE and then to add insult to injury inserting stereotypical depictions of those with Dwarfism. BIPOC want their own fables, stories and sagas turned into film. It shouldn't be a European's only club. Its just a slap in the face when BIPOC are shoehorned into traditionally European stories. It tells BIPOC that their fables and stories aren't good enough, but we will let a Latina play a white girl who dances and sings with exploited midgets. Gross.
https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/peter-dinklage-blasts-disney-snow-222305806.html?fr=sycsrp_catchall
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I'm with Peter Dinklage on this one (Original Post)
Progress4ever
Jan 2022
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(48,036 posts)1. That might make up for the casting of Catniss Everdeen.
But, really, what is the option to using dwarfs, since the idea is to have seven non-sexual characters caring for her? I doubt you could have used 7 old Grumpy men, because, well, there was only one Grumpy. But maybe you could have used 7 Eunuchs? But, that would have been the same politically incorrect message.
Ah! Perfect. I know the answer. The Seven Gay Woodsmen and Blanca Nieves.
aka-chmeee
(1,163 posts)2. I think Diana Moon Glampers
is gonna need a bigger staff and office