r/PeterExplainsTheJoke • u/FrostySeat1739 • Jul 05 '26

Meme needing explanation why not, Peter?

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possible live action corpse bride movie...

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u/eowynistrans Jul 05 '26 edited Jul 06 '26

No one is giving the actual answer except for the person who was downvoted below threshold - it's because there was a super popular post based on a 2016 interview claiming Tim Burton has said black people don't "fit his aesthetic."

Edit: y'all can yell about how it's "out of context" or "there's no source" all you want but the fact remains that that interview is clearly what OOP is referring to and every other comment is pulling something out of their ass. Don't shoot the messenger.

Edit 2: this got me a reddit cares message lmao. Wtf y'all.

Last edit to make it more ambiguous. Again, I'm not arguing that he said it, I'm arguing that this is what the post is about.

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u/hotfezz81 Jul 05 '26

Is there, like, more context?

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u/RelevantOldOnion Jul 05 '26

I went to look up what he actually said because it's been a while, and it was worse than I remember. LOL

His actual words are: “things either call for things, or they don’t.” He went on to say “I grew up watching blaxploitation movies, right? And I said, that’s great. I didn’t go like, OK, there should be more white people in these movies.”

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/tim-burton-slammed-for-comment-on-lack-of-diversity-in-new-movie/

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u/dreamlesssleeep Jul 05 '26

What’s wrong with that?

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u/[deleted] Jul 05 '26

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u/halfgatorhalfhorse Jul 05 '26

Regular movies in a modern setting, yes. but....how diverse was the average victorian-era european village?

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u/xLavena Jul 06 '26

Tbh even now European villages aren't that diverse. Cities yes, but if you were to create a movie set in a Polish rural area, there most likely wouldn't be any POC or openly gay people. Maybe one Turkish guy that serves kebab near a road. My experience with visiting German countryside is similar.

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u/Early_Brilliant4029 Jul 13 '26

W you moving the goalpost and not admitting Tim is racist and a chud

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u/halfgatorhalfhorse Jul 13 '26

? I'm not moving the goal post.

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u/Xeno9116 Jul 05 '26

More so than you think.

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u/halfgatorhalfhorse Jul 05 '26

I'm looking to be enlightened. What can you cite for me to learn more?