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Aristus

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6. Sounds like an effort to rehabilitate the essential racism of Dahl's original "CatCF".

Reply to WhiskeyGrinder (Original post)

Thu Sep 14, 2017, 11:08 PM

Sep 2017

The Oompa-Loompas were originally supposed to be from 'Darkest Africa', and be the worst sort of black stereotype, and work for Willy Wonka for cacao beans as payment.

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Roald Dahl wanted "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" hero to be black [View all] WhiskeyGrinder Sep 2017 OP

well they could put out a new edition with the change nt msongs Sep 2017 #1

New illustrations, anyway. WhiskeyGrinder Sep 2017 #3

Sadly many would say the same even now JI7 Sep 2017 #2

Yeah shenmue Sep 2017 #4

Interesting b/c my childhood favorite "A Snowy Day" was published in 1962 Iris Sep 2017 #5

Sounds like an effort to rehabilitate the essential racism of Dahl's original "CatCF". Aristus Sep 2017 #6

It mentions that in the article. WhiskeyGrinder Sep 2017 #7

why was that changed ? JI7 Sep 2017 #8