Uncomfortable Conversations with Josh Szeps JUST JOSH: The Woke Catastrophe of “Snow White”
If you want to see what's wrong with not being offensive, watch Snow White.
The new Disney re-make is so committed to not offending anyone that it’s a social-justice jumble. Snow White isn’t white as snow; her love interest isn’t a prince; the dwarves aren’t “dwarves”; but there IS a dwarf in a non-dwarf role; Snow White doesn’t need a man; the man doesn’t “stalk” her; she’s a bad-ass independent gal; the word “dwarf” isn’t mentioned. It’s a mess.
As Australian politicians introduce sweeping hate-speech laws, Josh argues that Snow White gives us a glimpse of the dystopian cultural wasteland that awaits us if we try never to offend.
Hey, it may be a long bow. But Szeps is committed to drawing it. Enjoy.
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