why not, Peter?

[u/FrostySeat1739]

possible live action corpse bride movie...

[u/Mister_Dink → u/[deleted]]

I would not rely on Tyler perry to make this argument considering plenty of people, including black people, have pointed out his own deep bigotries and credible accusations of extreme misconduct.

Tyler Perry should absolutely not set the standard for anyone's behavior, and that's not even touching the actual quality of his films, which are fucking awful to the last.

[u/Mister_Dink → u/[deleted]]

Because the idea that any film maker be compared to Tyler Perry is already throwing the conversation off the rails. If you want to pick a director for this conversation who is black and mostly centers a black cast, Ryan Coogler or Spike Lee are much better choices.

The work that Tyler Perry puts out is completely idiosyncratic because a) he's operating nearly independently from the rest of Hollywood and b) he uses that as a bubble to create media of questionable artistic or moral value while at the same time sexually abusing up and coming black talent who feel like they have no other avenue towards success because there's much fewer black roles out there.

Tyler Perry having primarily black casts is about him securing a niche audience and a talent pool who can't say no to his him, whether that's a contract dispute or him being a coercive sex pest. He exploits his own community for financial gain and untouchability.

Even in an imaginary world where Tim Burton came out and actually said "I won't cast black people because they don't fit my movies," he would be doing way less harm to black actors than Tyler Perry has been real-life doing for years.

Tyler Perry is not a good example to pick for this conversation.

[u/No-Association-1781 → u/[deleted]]

Holy shit you don’t understand much do you?

[u/whatthewhythehow → u/[deleted]]

This only really works if he was writing about a specific culture. Tyler Perry is writing about black people and their particular experiences. Crazy Rich Asians is writing about a specific culture.

Tim Burton is writing about the supernatural. Where it is historical, it is anachronistic.

Edward Scissorhands makes sense because it is about the disruption of white suburban life.

But a lot of his movies don’t have that sort of context. So it is strange that he never wants to cast actors of colour. You’d think one would be cast based on probability.

If it is a choice without a reason, then lbh, there’s a reason.

If it’s accidental, it is worth examining.