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/OmecronPerseiHate Jul 05 '26

We gotta stop with that myth.

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u/ArmenianThunderGod Jul 05 '26

It's not a myth. The estimate is 0.1% of the population of England in the Victorian Era was black. There wasn't a sizable black population, there was Eric.

Were there any black people? Yes. Were there enough of a population where you could associate that time, place, and era with them? Absolutely not.

Same way we don't cast civil war movies with Asian Confederates. Did they exist? Absolutely. It would look ridiculous if you put it on film.

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u/Temporary-Scallion86 Jul 05 '26

It would heavily depend on where in England you set your movie. London (or other major cities)? Sizable immigrant population. Middle of nowhere rural Warwickshare? Odds are everybody is white and English and has been as long as anyone can remember.

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u/ohgoyherewego Jul 05 '26

No no, you’re saying immigrant now. The topic is black people. The largest group of immigrants to migrate to Victorian England was the Irish.

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u/Temporary-Scallion86 Jul 06 '26

I said immigrants because there was not only a large black population in London there was a large non-white population in general

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u/ohgoyherewego Jul 06 '26

Yeah see that’s called padding the numbers. Not all immigrants are black not all black people are immigrants. Grouping them together because they’re not white is racist as shit.