PT Barnum Had Many Gray Areas Which The Movie ‘The Greatest Showman’ Ignores

8Barnum used marketing strategy to cash in the dying whales

As the whales were dying, Barnum also used it as marketing strategy. He announced, “As it is very doubtful whether these wonderful creatures can be kept alive more than a few days, the public will see the importance of seizing the first moment to see them.”

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9PETA was against showing Barnum in good light

The PETA vice president Lisa Lange already said that the animal rights charity had met with the production team of “The Greatest Showman.” She said that they had already requested the production team to not project everything as good.

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10PETA was against romanticising of PT Barnum

“Romanticising a man caused so much pain and suffering is irresponsible and normalizes animal abuse. It boggles the mind that Hollywood is glorifying a man who got rich by exploiting people with disabilities and whose mercenary and merciless treatment of animals paved the way for over a century of violence and abuse,” she said.

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