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The Wolfman
Johnny C:
--- Quote from: Professor Snuggles on 17 Feb 2010, 08:07 ---Yeah I mean I totally understand I just really like gypsy fiddles I guess and also gypsies in general
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The movie othered the absolute fuck out of them though.
De_El:
Oh my god did you just use "other" as a verb
Dang, dude. College.
Scandanavian War Machine:
what does that even mean?
De_El:
To exoticize, dehumanize, etc. It's a way of describing how stereotypes encourage prejudice. In this case, I assume JC means that the portrayal of gypsies in The Wolfman treated them like a quaint and roguish people rather than a legit culture on equal-footing with any other given group of people.
october1983:
I heard Edward Said loved this shit.
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