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minus-squaresamus12345@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up30·1 month 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-up22·1 month agoRacism? In my celebrated English children’s story? It’s more likely than you think.
minus-squaresamus12345@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up16·1 month agoRoald Dahl had some…UNFORTUNATE views.
minus-squaresamus12345@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·1 month agoRacism and antisemitism.
minus-squarebrsrklf@jlai.lulinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 month agoApparently bad enough that this had to be made : https://www.roalddahlmuseum.org/our-story/anti-racism-statement/
minus-squaresamus12345@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·1 month 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-21 month 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.
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Racism and antisemitism.
Apparently bad enough that this had to be made :
https://www.roalddahlmuseum.org/our-story/anti-racism-statement/
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.