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minus-squaresamus12345@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·13 hours ago“But Oompa Loompas aren’t humans, right? So they’re fair game!”
minus-squareDadifer@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up5·12 hours agoThe previous movies made them look like forshortened humans. The Timothee Chalamet one made them more like elves
minus-squaresamus12345@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up17·12 hours agoIn the original story, they were rather unfortunately depicted as looking like African pygmies. They were later made to look more inhuman so the forced labor would be okay.
minus-squarechuckleslord@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up10·10 hours agoRacism? In my celebrated English children’s story? It’s more likely than you think.
minus-squaresamus12345@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·10 hours agoRoald Dahl had some…UNFORTUNATE views.
minus-squareTaleya@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·edit-27 hours agoThe small pygmy race barely rates against some of the racist shit in that and great glass elevator.
minus-squareMinnesotaGoddam@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·9 hours agoThe fuck. There’s a timothee chalamet Wonka?
minus-squareTaleya@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·7 hours agoI watchd it when i had covid and fuck me dead i was not in a fit state for hugh grant oompa loompas or matt lukas with eyebrows. Try pairing it with a nice acid
minus-squareMinnesotaGoddam@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·8 hours agorowan atkinson steals the show in everything he’s in. quod erat demonstratum it’s a rowan atkinson wonka.
“But Oompa Loompas aren’t humans, right? So they’re fair game!”
The previous movies made them look like forshortened humans. The Timothee Chalamet one made them more like elves
In the original story, they were rather unfortunately depicted as looking like African pygmies. They were later made to look more inhuman so the forced labor would be okay.
Racism? In my celebrated English children’s story? It’s more likely than you think.
Roald Dahl had some…UNFORTUNATE views.
The small pygmy race barely rates against some of the racist shit in that and great glass elevator.
The fuck. There’s a timothee chalamet Wonka?
I watchd it when i had covid and fuck me dead i was not in a fit state for hugh grant oompa loompas or matt lukas with eyebrows.
Try pairing it with a nice acid
Wonka
rowan atkinson steals the show in everything he’s in. quod erat demonstratum it’s a rowan atkinson wonka.
Fair enough