Posted on 01/26/2022 9:10:21 AM PST by RummyChick
A Paralympic swimmer who has a common form of dwarfism called achondroplasia has defended Disney's remake of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs - after Peter Dinklage blasted it as 'backward'.
Will Perry, 21, from Northamptonshire, appeared on ITV's Good Morning Britain today to discuss whether the studio's live-action production - which is in its third year of development - should be cancelled to avoid reinforcing stereotypes.
Game of Thrones star Dinklage criticised Disney for remaking the 1937 film - which sees the comic dwarf characters living in a cave together - questioning: 'Have I done nothing to advance the cause from my soap box? I guess I’m not loud enough.'
In response, the American company said it is ‘taking a different approach’ with Snow White’s seven companions and has been consulting with members of the dwarfism community throughout the early stages of production.
Will said he welcomes Disney's consultation, and admitted certain aspects of the film, such as its name and the little people's home could be tweaked, but insisted the 'much loved fairy tale' shouldn't be 'cancelled'.
(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...
I heard there are a lot of them in san francisco.
Snow White and the Seven Vertically-Challenged.
OMG...stir up the FR ‘blue hairs’...
You are a moron.
My comment was about the size of his character.
Ouch!
You called me a moron
He’s just offended because Dwarf Tossing isn’t an official Olympic sport yet.
Did no one else notice the author doesn’t know the dwarves lived in a cottage but worked in a cave (mine)?
Fiction has come recently to be mainly a means of propagandizing, not of entertaining. It’s rare that there’s just a story for the story’s sake. Everything now has an agenda. Dumbledore is “gay.” The color of the skin of protagonists has become the overriding concern of journalists.
Let the story be just a story. It comes from a time when Disney was genuine entertainment, and not gay/muzz/commie/trans propaganda.
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.