Nobody would think this is racist would they?

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DC wants to be an oompa loompa for Halloween. Green hair, white dungarees, orange face. I thought it was a good idea, DH is worried people might come across racist if we change DCs face colour. It won't will it? Since nobody has orange skin? (Other than Donald Trump obviously but I'm not worried about offending him) if it is offensive I guess we could just not do the face paint but I reckon he's worrying about nothing.

As I said, I’m entitled to my opinion.

The problem is that Dahl himself was undeniably racist and the Oompa Loompas, with different coloured faces and singing as they worked under a white overlord had uncomfortable undercurrents of slavery.

Are there any children with dwarfism at the school? Or with parents who have dwarfism? If so I would definitely avoid this as Oompa Loompa is a slur that is used to mock these people so it might be triggering for them.

That's interesting view

Weird that no one worries about dressing up as witches, murderers, pirates, victims of violence and disfiguration, and similar.

Err yeah. Willy Wonka was SUPPOSED to be terrifying, and complicated. He believes he 'rescued' the oompah loompahs but also paid them in chocolate.
You were supposed to recognise the conflict.
Wonka loves chocolate and sweets but hates kids and people so he invites kids to his factory KNOWING they will fuck up and he will get to punish them.
He was ready to retire and needed to pass the factory on but he decided to satisfy his sadistic needs before he did.
Did so many of you MISS the whole point of the book entirely?

Orange face? Hhmm, it may be offensive to an orangutan I suppose? But you're unlikely to see any, so all will probably be well.

Also, the Oompa Loompas in the original book were caricature black pigmies. So all in all....

Not at all. Hope he has fun.

'Calm nobody has orange skin. Your over thinking it.'

I would disagree, the teenage girl we saw in a supermarket last week was definitely orange 😂

Yes because Wonka was supposed to be the baddie who viewed other people as worthless. That's the character Dahl wrote. The clue is in the book.
Everyone else decided Wonka was great and Dahl got the blame

<shrugs> Just didn't like people being vile about the op's partner when he was actually bringing up a real issue.

Is that what Dahl himself said ? Or has someone "interpreted" him for us ?

I believe Dahl himself rewrote it after it was pointed out.

He was the subject of a recent Purple People ....

https://player.fm/series/something-rhymes-with-purple/scrumdiddlyumptious

Perhaps your DS could go as Donald Trump?

Hugh grant is playing an Oompa Loompa in the new movie. I'm sure we'd have heard if we were cancelling him for being racist.

I've only seen a clip but I don't think he's portraying a person with dwarfism. He's tiny. Like 12inches or something

Knowing the origins of the characters, I wouldn't dress my dc as oompa loompas. I probably wouldn't think of anything of someone else dressed as one though, would just assume they were not aware.
Given that you are now aware, it would be logical to just choose another costume.

OP, when people start these “would anyone really think this is racist” threads it’s often a cover for someone who is hoping to start a discussion around how woke society has become, political correctness has gone made, so many people (read: Black people) are quick to take offence, White people are constantly unfairly accused of racism…etc.

The OPs of those threads will also often say they are a person of colour, are married to a POC or have Black friends.

Hence the comment by someone about reading your post in good faith. It does seem somewhat unbelievable that anyone would think that an Orange painted face would be racist.

In the first edition of Charlie (1964), the Oompa-Loompas are black pygmies who Wonka imports from “the deepest and darkest part of the African jungle” and enslaves in his factory.

I think if it's a bright synthetic orange like an orange face paint you will be fine

If you use an orange shade of foundation or bronzer, it's going to come out orangey dark brown on pale skin and that's when it'll look questionable

Yeah and again. In EVERY edition of the book you are supposed to view Wonka as a psycho, exploitative, rich man who views other people as worthless and is worshipped.
Trouble is people read it and loved Wonka.
It's no wonder Dahl hated people.

Hahaha 😆

Maybe the emojis will be upset.
Or are they a non race like yellow lego people

You obviously missed out on Pride

Currently, I am identifying as a lump of Red Leicester.

You are fucking cheesist. How dare you.