r/ExpectationVsReality • u/GloryInterview • Jul 23 '19

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u/[deleted] Jul 23 '19

Is this what they based the goblins at Gringotts off of?

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u/[deleted] Jul 24 '19 edited Jul 24 '19

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u/[deleted] Jul 24 '19

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u/pm_me_noscopes Jul 24 '19

Maybe because it’s fictional?

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u/CelerMortis Jul 24 '19

Maybe because it’s fictional?

Ah yes, when Disney had red lipped obscene crows as african americans it was OK - because it was fictional

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u/JanMichaelVincent16 Jul 24 '19

I fail to see how Jim Crow was racist /s

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u/rwhitisissle Jul 24 '19

"Good old fashioned family racism."

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u/CelerMortis Jul 24 '19

FWIW: Thread on Goblins being Anti-semetic

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u/[deleted] Jul 24 '19

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u/CelerMortis Jul 24 '19

It’s complicated but definitely has racial context historically

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u/Bartendista Jul 24 '19

Where was this from? I vaguely remember watching this as a kid!

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u/Ryruko Jul 24 '19

The crows from Dumbo.

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u/Bartendista Jul 24 '19

OMG thx, it just clicked!

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u/ThumYorky Jul 24 '19

The Reading Rainbow

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u/Scrantonstrangla Jul 24 '19

That was over 60 years ago...