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Post #1385599

2026-04-15 00:43 UTC

Why is Rafiki, the only monkey character, the only one with an African accent, in a story set in Africa?

Replies (5)

  • @passenger@kolektiva.social 2026-04-18 05:30

    @wilbr Because he's the only smart one in the movie.

    Open ##1707250

  • @wilbr Shhhhh we're not supposed to notice or something

    Open ##1707254

  • @leoschuldiner23@beige.party 2026-04-18 05:50

    @wilbr because he was actually the only one capable of speaking.. The rest is a dubbing of its meows, grunts, and roars. He had access to psychedelic drugs and potions, which were responsible for generating speech.

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  • @x0@dragonscave.space 2026-04-18 17:07

    @wilbr Why is Linguini, who was presumably born and raised in Parris, to a French father and presumably a French mother, who goes in to work at a French restaurant, speaking in a very obvious American accent? You could maybe excuse the rats, but not that.

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  • @jcolag@mastodon.social 2026-04-18 21:12

    @wilbr Personally, I always assumed that Robert Guillaume was showing up the rest of the production, since they didn't give him any songs. Like, who the heck hires that man's voice for musical comedy and just writes some Yoda nonsense...?

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