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minus-squaresamus12345@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up29·2 days 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-up22·2 days agoRacism? In my celebrated English children’s story? It’s more likely than you think.
minus-squaresamus12345@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up15·2 days agoRoald Dahl had some…UNFORTUNATE views.
minus-squarebrsrklf@jlai.lulinkfedilinkarrow-up1·11 hours agoApparently bad enough that this had to be made : https://www.roalddahlmuseum.org/our-story/anti-racism-statement/
minus-squaresamus12345@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·2 days agoRacism and antisemitism.
minus-squaresamus12345@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·2 days agoThat line cracked me up when I saw it back when it first aired. What did they do to deserve that, Farnsworth??
minus-squareTaleya@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·edit-22 days agoThe small pygmy race barely rates against some of the racist shit in that and great glass elevator.
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.
Do share!
Apparently bad enough that this had to be made :
https://www.roalddahlmuseum.org/our-story/anti-racism-statement/
Racism and antisemitism.
Tell them I hate them
That line cracked me up when I saw it back when it first aired. What did they do to deserve that, Farnsworth??
The small pygmy race barely rates against some of the racist shit in that and great glass elevator.