Peter Dinklage slams Disney's remake of Snow White, Disney compromises
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Disney makes a new announcement after Dinklage, a main actor in Game of Thrones who has achondroplasia, made strong remarks on the remake of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.
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Peter Dinklage, a main character in Game of Thrones, slammed Disney's fractional 'wokeness'.
Game of Thrones star Peter Dinklage attacked Disney's remake of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, calling it 'backward', which compelled the movie production giant to change the course of its narrative.
Following that, a new announcement was made, "To avoid reinforcing stereotypes from the original animated film, we are taking a different approach with these seven characters and have been consulting with members of the dwarfism community," said a Disney spokesperson.
Dinklage on a podcase discussed "wokeness", where he critiqued Disney's decision to embark on a more progressive approach by assigning a Latina character - Rachel Zegler - to play Snow White, while keeping the dwarfs in the movie, reinforcing ableist stereotypes.
"Literally no offense to anyone, but I was a little taken aback when they were very proud to cast a Latina actress as Snow White — but you’re still telling the story of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs," Drinklage told Marc Maron on the WTF podcast. "All love and respect to the actress and all the people who thought they were doing the right thing. But I'm just like, what are you doing?"
Dinklage, 52, stressed that the story of Snow White can still be told, but with a more progressive "spin", which could muster a lot more support.
Restricted Growth Association in the UK endorsed and supported Dinklage's statements. One member of the association, Rhonda Cutmore, expressed her disappointment through her experiences.
"I very much stand with Peter Dinklage on the disappointment and irritation towards Disney for the remake of Snow White," Cutmore told The Telegraph. "As a 46-year-old woman with restricted growth, this story has always had a negative impact on me. Not just the physical characteristics, but the labeling of 'Dopey' and 'Bashful', were not helpful in the playground."
Furthemore, the narrative was criticized for being ableist, that dwarfs are portrayed as less intelligent 'children', opting dwarfism writer Steph Robson to express hope that the producers try their best to avoid stereotypes in renarration of the classic.
