Dinklage said. “You’re still telling the story of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. Take a step back and look at what you’re doing there. It makes no sense to me. You’re progressive in one way and you’re still making that f–king backwards story about seven dwarfs living in a cave together, what the f–k are you doing man? Have I done nothing to advance the cause from my soapbox? I guess I’m not loud enough.“
I need some clarification.
In Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, are the dwarfs human? They were a different, anthropomorphic species like faeries, elves, gnomes or leprechauns. Actors with dwarfism played them in TV and movies because they were the easiest choice to match the artistic vision. Similar to how the actor, Kenny Baker, played R2-D2 in the Star Wars trilogy.
In Game of Thrones, Peter Dinklage played Tyrion, a human with dwarfism who had full-sized siblings. Dinklage is confused. I don’t know if it is considered polite to call people with dwarfism, “dwarfs”, but when it is done, no one is asserting that the person is a non-human mythical creature with an affinity for caves and tunnels.
Peter Dinklage is a human actor with a genetic syndrome, not a dark elf.
Disney should change the name of the movie to Snow White and the Seven Dark Elves, then portray the mythical characters as little people with exaggerated features. I offer no solution for choosing an unlikable actress of color to portray a character whose defining feature is her fair skin.
Being progressive = being stupid in a self-contradictory way.
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