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Replacing the 7 Dwarfs in Snow White With CGI Is Not 'Progressive'

Disney said they wanted to "avoid reinforcing stereotypes." Their solution was to take away roles from a group that has almost no opportunity in Hollywood.

In the trailer, we see Snow White, played by Rachel Zegler, twirling and making merry with her seven iconic companions, all of whom are portrayed with CGI. For those who've been following along over the course of production, that likely doesn't come as a surprise: Disney announced in early 2022 that the company would take a "different approach" to the septet of characters "to avoid reinforcing stereotypes" about dwarfs. After watching the movie, I doubt I will come away with the impression that I could walk into the woods and befriend a deer, just as I wouldn't assume everything I saw about dwarfs mirrors the real world.

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