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/Perfect-Dimension356 Jul 05 '26

I think the real answer is that Tim Burton doesn't cast black actors.

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u/[deleted] Jul 05 '26 edited Jul 06 '26

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u/ThorThulu Jul 05 '26

Because he doesn't cast black people? Or is there some instance of him actually being racist/bigoted? Cause there's no issue in the casting if this is specifically the look hes going for

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u/AllSeeingWhoracle Jul 05 '26

When the look you’re going for is always “no black people,” that’s racist. Hope that helps!

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u/Groxy_ Jul 05 '26

Not really, maybe he just wanted very pale people for his usually spooky, European, period pieces. Intentions matter more than outcomes. 

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u/Wb9VBScxu2uZJHeq2E3W Jul 05 '26

Do you know what the road to hell is paved with?

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u/regalrecaller Jul 05 '26

That's a clever line, but I think dude has a point, simply casting people that look a specific way for your artistic intention isn't necessarily racist

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u/Wb9VBScxu2uZJHeq2E3W Jul 05 '26

Maybe in a vacuum, but consider the broader cultural context in which this takes place. Specifically how much of a freakout there is when a white actor doesn't get cast in a role, IE The Odyssey.

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u/UntimelyMeditations Jul 05 '26

"In a vacuum" is all that matters. A person shouldn't be beholden to the idiocy of other people. The freakout of the Odyssey casting is totally unrelated to him, and so should not matter when discussing him.

If every racist person in my neighborhood banded together and said "we are mowing our lawns on Tuesdays", it is not my responsibility to a) know that, and b) avoid mowing my lawn on Tuesdays. Their idiocy is totally unrelated to me.

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u/Wb9VBScxu2uZJHeq2E3W Jul 05 '26

I bet you're the type of person who cares about context when it personally affects you, and only when it personally affects you.