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Topic: Lepers Want "Pirates" To Walk Plank
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Jim Cassedy
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Posts: 1661
From: San Francisco, CA
Registered: Dec 2006
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posted 01-26-2012 09:27 AM
Story Link Leprosy group wants ‘Pirates’ to walk the plank
The British animator Aardman will change a scene in its upcoming film, “Pirates: Band of Misfits,” after objections from leprosy advocacy groups, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
The 3D animated film voiced by the likes of Hugh Grant, Salma Hayek, Jeremy Piven and David Tennant is due in theaters April 27. The groups that came out against the scene include Lepra Health In Action and the International Federation of Anti-Leprosy Associations.
In the trailer the Grant-voiced Pirate Captain lands on a ship demanding gold, but is told by a crew member: “Afraid we don’t have any gold old man, this is a leper boat. See.” After issuing the explanation, the sailor’s arm drops off.
Leprosy groups expressed concern that the scene could increase the stigma and discrimination felt by people suffering from leprosy.
The filmmaker will alter the scene “out of respect and sensitivity for those who suffer from leprosy,” Aardman said in a statement.
[In a related move, the group is also demanding the removal of all negative references to leprocy from the movie "Ben Hur" and from The Bible.] -jc-
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