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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I agree with him. There are so many less problematic animated movies that they could remake. Especially if they are pushing the diversity angle.

I do find it interesting that Peter Dinklage is offended by this but agreed to be in Elf, [b]which definitely stereotyped little people as well[/b].[/quote]

I mean, his character in Elf was a developed personality (super famous children's book author, successful and demanding and also a liar) who got to beat the living crap out of someone for calling him an elf, so he was not upholding stereotypes.  And the movie didn't stereotype little people - it made it clear that elves were not people at all.  They were elves, where Buddy was a "human."[/quote]

Agree with second poster and aghast at the takeaway from the bolded poster. Dinklage has never taken a role that plays into stereotypes and his author in Elf is no different. In fact, his existence there seemed in part to make clear the delineation between elves and little people.

OP, not sure why you are calling out "woke culture" (but oh my god can we dispense with this term). Disney is not woke, no matter how hard they try to be. They are getting better, but still...

Didn't we go through this already with The Huntsman? They used actors like Ian McShane and made them appear small. That was also offensive--god forbid you hire actual little people. I am sure this was on Dinklage's mind when he spoke out. 
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