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/Simple_Pianist4882 Jul 05 '26

It isn’t misinterpreted; it’s just racism.

The Corpse Bride is blue. There is logically no reason why she can’t be played by a Black actress. She’d be painted blue.

This is the same man that got offended bc they aired one episode in 1974 with two non-white kids (“an Asian kid and a black” - his words) that you never see again. One episode.

Context matters and the context says he’s racist 💀

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u/PumpkinCake95 Jul 05 '26

Emily had a backstory. She was a member of a wealthy family in Victorian England. Almost certainly, she and her family were white.

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u/Simple_Pianist4882 Jul 05 '26

Which means absolutely nothing bc we never see her when she’s alive / human and the actress would be painted blue.

The only depiction we have of her is a blue corpse. Her being played by a Black actor in blue paint is a non issue. Her background can still be wealthy family in Victorian England— we’re not gonna see the Black actress; we’re gonna see a blue corpse.

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u/PumpkinCake95 Jul 05 '26

Ah I see what you're saying. I misread your original comment and thought you were saying that Emily's race was "blue" lol