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[–] [email protected] 148 points 10 months ago (2 children)

At least they tried asbestos they can at the time.

[–] [email protected] 29 points 10 months ago

Cough, cough ... You got that right ... cough, cough, hack, HACK, HHHHHHHHHHAACK, cough, cough.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 10 months ago

Me so glad they tried!

[–] [email protected] 98 points 10 months ago (1 children)

The Wizard of Oz was one of the absolute most dangerous films ever made. OP is there a good essay about the history of this? It's a REALLY fascinating story and a lot of people who watch and enjoy movies would probably be absorbed into reading it.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 10 months ago

There was a couple of books about it, it seems.

[–] [email protected] 61 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

If you don't know: It made them all gay

[–] EvilEyedPanda 6 points 10 months ago

Yea, just like the frigging frogs!

[–] [email protected] 56 points 10 months ago

The Slow Demise of Asbestos, the Carcinogen that Gave ‘The Wizard of Oz’ Snow https://archive.vn/CCy5x

[–] [email protected] 41 points 10 months ago (2 children)

I think I looked this up at one point, and weirdly, none of them died from the asbestos. I seem to remember several of the actors died relatively young, so maybe something else got them first.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 10 months ago

It was in 1939. Asbestos usually fucks you 20 years later, so around 1950. While Asbestos related diseases were acknowledged in the 40s, the widespread understanding of a health hazard was only coming up in the 60s to 80s.

So it is very well possible, that it simply wasn't checked.

[–] grayman 3 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

Asbestos isn't that bad for you when compared to heavy amphetamine and barbiturate use. But I'm sure it did help with the emotional pain of being constantly molested and likely raped or being poisoned to death from toxic paint on your face.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 10 months ago (1 children)
[–] grayman 6 points 10 months ago

Garland was groped constantly on set and spent a lot of time in the office. The tinman had a severe reaction to the tin paint. Lots of other issues.

[–] books 25 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Just posting this all over the place? I've seen it on three different meme subs

[–] FireTower 20 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Op doesn't know how to cross post

[–] [email protected] 8 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Don't they join together if the title is the same?

They come out as crossposts or used to...

[–] [email protected] 24 points 10 months ago

They will act like cross-posts if they have the same URL.

For image posts like this (or any post in general) use the cross-post button.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 10 months ago

They used to be joined as crossposts if they have the same title (I have seen it happen before), will try to crosspost next time!

[–] [email protected] 22 points 10 months ago

Mesotheli OH MY GOD I LOVE PRACTICAL EFFECTS

[–] [email protected] 8 points 10 months ago

Breathe deep!

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago

Just goes to show you Hollywood was always a messed up place. It was indifferent to people back then, it is indifferent to people now.

On a slightly related topic, "Babylon" was too much the same self loathing and despair from Hollywood; it ultimately bombed, despite being a technically great movie, because everyone is sick and tired of seeing Hollywood bemoaning that this messed up world is never going to change.

I hope they will be proven wrong after the strike.

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