• huppakee@lemmy.world
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        4 days ago

        Funny how an overweight butterfly would not stir controversy back then. Awesomely woke this is.

          • huppakee@lemmy.world
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            4 days ago

            I should clarify indeed, two separate things:

            1. the butterfly as portayed in this pic i find awesomely woke.
            2. the movie would have stirred controversy now.
            • Yggnar@lemmy.world
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              4 days ago

              The issue is the film makers intention with this character was not “woke”, his role in the movie is to be a punching bag for fat jokes. Becoming a fat butterfly isn’t supposed to be inspiring or anything, you’re supposed to laugh at it. The anti-woke crowd doesn’t mind depictions of fat people when it’s part of a punchline. If the character would have “stirred controversy” now, it probably would have been for making fun of fat people, not for respectfully portraying a fat character.

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      4 days ago

      Looks like a public tweet to me, am I missing something?

      Not trying to be obtuse, but it’ll illicit a markedly different response from myself, and I imagine a lot of others, if someone is sharing private conversations, especially with user identifiers.

      If it’s more of a “someone is reposting something stupid they once wrote in a public forum”-situation, then yeah, that’s life.