Peter Dinklage blasts Disney about Snow White and The Seven dwarfs, Disney reponse...

[emefer]

First of all, Disney is making this a 'woke movie' and changed the script to be less offensive. Somehow it still offended someone.

This Peter guy really needs to grow up.

He has a short fuse it seems

 

[TheNinja]

Legit question.....is dwarf an offensive term to little people? Like is it like calling a black man a n-word. Or an Asian person a g--k? Or is it more like a term we don't take too seriously like calling a white man a cracker or honkey?

If it's offensive I can see his point a bit. Every race and group seems to be more protected but then you call someone a dwarf ?

 

[Jesus X]

Gal Gadot trying to sound scary in that thick accent... I think we can all at least agree that this'll be interesting.

She was pretty hot in red notice she does sound silly though.

 

[Jesus X]

He's just got a very short temper LOL

Someone made the short temper joke...Ill see myself out.

 

[ralphc1]

In a twist, all the "dwarves" should be grown men and Snow White should be a little person.

Bridget the midget for the lead? Was she convicted in that stabbing case?

 

[Takes Two To Tango]

This is kind of at the very crntre of what's wrong and what makes the woke community very difficult to coexist with: no matter what you do to pander to feelings, it's never enough, and the more you try, the more you sacrifice the originality, history, and purpose of the art.

Art should never have to make sacrifices or change itself for the sake of ignorance.

Saying "it's just a cartoon,, who cares if they change a bit of X or a bit of Y" or, "things need to change with the times," are remarks meant to sound reasonable, but are instead just ignorant.

For example, some of you may remember All In The Family with the protagonist Archie Bunker. That whole show was a satire of cruel, narrow, racist behaviour. And yet, overly sensitive, ignorant types got emotionally wounded by the shows existence because they didn't understand it was poking at, and not celebrating prejudiced remarks.....

Art comes from a time and due to it's context, better informs us about the way things WERE, not THE WAY THINGS OUGHT TO HAVE BEEN WITH OUR IGNORANT HINDSIGHT.

Rather than placate fragile feelings born out of well-intentioned ignorance, it would better serve humanity to have information made more available about historical context, and human behavioral tendencies and how to better manage them (like overreacting when our perceived value systems are offended).

I give up on people having an open, strong mind, that can think critically. I can't wait for AI to take over and tell everyone what to do. Most of us can't think critically, and won't attempt meaningful reading to break down the barriers of our own ignorance and ineptitude.

Well said.

 

[deucesarewild]

School, especially college, doesn't teach or test for critical thinking. It's mostly about memorization and regurgitating what you studied.

Critical thinking is too hard for most people. People want things to come easy. To be aware, openminded, thoughtful, and to consider possibilities is too much. You have to have your brain "on". It doesn't mean you have to be a genius, it just means you have to TRY to figure something out. People would rather be given soundbites which they can parrot around to other people in order to feel and sound smart. Critical thinking is the most needed, but most forgotten skill in our increasingly online world.

 

[Prelimtapper]

 

[Prutfis]

Maybe if midgets didn´t have the mobility of a Malamute pup

 

[Langstarr]

This is kind of at the very crntre of what's wrong and what makes the woke community very difficult to coexist with: no matter what you do to pander to feelings, it's never enough, and the more you try, the more you sacrifice the originality, history, and purpose of the art.

Art should never have to make sacrifices or change itself for the sake of ignorance.

Saying "it's just a cartoon,, who cares if they change a bit of X or a bit of Y" or, "things need to change with the times," are remarks meant to sound reasonable, but are instead just ignorant.

For example, some of you may remember All In The Family with the protagonist Archie Bunker. That whole show was a satire of cruel, narrow, racist behaviour. And yet, overly sensitive, ignorant types got emotionally wounded by the shows existence because they didn't understand it was poking at, and not celebrating prejudiced remarks.....

Art comes from a time and due to it's context, better informs us about the way things WERE, not THE WAY THINGS OUGHT TO HAVE BEEN WITH OUR IGNORANT HINDSIGHT.

Rather than placate fragile feelings born out of well-intentioned ignorance, it would better serve humanity to have information made more available about historical context, and human behavioral tendencies and how to better manage them (like overreacting when our perceived value systems are offended).

I give up on people having an open, strong mind, that can think critically. I can't wait for AI to take over and tell everyone what to do. Most of us can't think critically, and won't attempt meaningful reading to break down the barriers of our own ignorance and ineptitude.

Well said. It seems to me like a large portion of our society is far more concerned with optics rather than actually advancing. Actually DOING good. Everyone is more concerned with making sure that everybody else sees them being a good person rather than just doing it because it is the right thing to do.

 

[Kardashians]

Snow White is such a boring ass story. Who’s paying to see this? Need to know so I can hate on them.

 

[Legumes]

"You’re progressive in one way, but then you’re still making that fucking backward story about seven dwarfs living in a cave together?"

Was the living in the cave part the dealbreaker for him?

 

[moreorless87]

Snow White is such a boring ass story. Who’s paying to see this? Need to know so I can hate on them.

Maybe go with the Sherdog version?

 

[ModernMatt]

So Snow White is...Brown?
Her name is no longer appropriate isn't it?

So what would the new name be?

 

[ralphc1]

Legit question.....is dwarf an offensive term to little people? Like is it like calling a black man a n-word. Or an Asian person a g--k? Or is it more like a term we don't take too seriously like calling a white man a cracker or honkey?

If it's offensive I can see his point a bit. Every race and group seems to be more protected but then you call someone a dwarf ?

Whatever words are used to describe someone who is different from the average often end up being offensive to the people being described.

 

[TheNinja]

Whatever words are used to describe someone who is different from the average often end up being offensive to the people being described.

Right I get that. But midget is probably more offensive than little person? I don't know. I'm not sure where dwarf fits in there. I guess they are trying to find the least offensive word. But come on it is out of control a bit, at some point you have to describe the dwarfs with a word. It can't just be "Princess (or Prince) and the 7 people"

 

[ralphc1]

"You’re progressive in one way, but then you’re still making that fucking backward story about seven dwarfs living in a cave together?"

Was the living in the cave part the dealbreaker for him?

If I remember correctly the dwarfs work in a mine where dwarfs have an advantage in small places.

 

[blaseblah]

It is pretty ridiculous to cast a brown skinned actress for a character called Snow White. Isnt she called that because her skin is white as the snow?

 

[Joe_Armstrong]

Does Peter Dink realise he owes his fortune to him being a dwarf ?

 

[DanSavage]

So what would the new name be?

White She-Devil, of course!