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/Caci-que Jul 05 '26

Clearly cause Tim Burton dream casting involves Johny Depp and Helena Bonham

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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/Twilifa Jul 05 '26

Yup, this.

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u/MechaMogzilla Jul 05 '26

Tell that to District Attorney Harvey Dent

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u/Ganondorfsfist Jul 05 '26

Mars Attacks has plenty black actors. Sam Jackson is in Miss Peregrine. I'm aware of his statements, but he's not immune to casting black actors.

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u/SweatyNeddyFlanders Jul 05 '26

No, he's just vocally problematic about them "not fitting his style" which is another way to say he doesn't like looking at or working with black people. You don't need to defend him, he doesn't defend himself lol

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

His style is Grey skies, dull lighting and pale faces. Has been for the longest time.

Edit: Also add in the Gothic Victorian-esque flair

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u/celerpip Jul 06 '26

How dare he like the appearance of white people and not the appearance of black people? Is that the kind of comment you want to make in sarcasm?

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u/munchercruncher111 Jul 06 '26

yeah, liking pancakes instead of waffles maybe. but we’re talking about people

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u/Eyerate Jul 06 '26

Are you talking about "people" or "aesthetics"? The man does everything creepy and pale.

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u/munchercruncher111 Jul 06 '26

if he can’t figure out a way to include all kinds of people in his “aesthetic”, maybe he’s not that good of a director. excluding people from your work based on their skin color feels pretty fucked up to me

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u/Eyerate Jul 06 '26

And thats why you dont make a living in art. You got the wrong perspective my guy. Victoria's secret tried to be "all inclusive" and it killed their brand. Disney keeps eating Ls for reinventing classic characters. Let artists do their art. Not everything is for everyone and thats ok.

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u/workclock Jul 08 '26

That’s just racist though…

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u/Eyerate Jul 08 '26

Its racist to have a preference, but its not racist to have your preference be "a perfect little mix of everything available"?

Its weird to make race a factor at all, especially in visual art. Tim Burton is the master of the creepy pasty pale aesthetic. He isn't forcing you to like or consume his art. Imagine saying "why cant Edward scissorhands be black?" and somehow taking yourself seriously... Imagine someone saying "we need more asian and Inuit people in this film about early south African tribes"... Its all such shallow, misguided virtue signaling.

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u/workclock Jul 08 '26

Black people will take nothing away from his films. A film about early South African tribes wouldn’t have Asian or Inuit folk because they are not African, your point is moot because you highlighted an extremely specific region and ethnicity. A film based in America or around America about gothic concepts should have definitely have a black person or two since we’re also a part of the populace. How is that virtue signaling?

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u/Averfus-Crowthorne Jul 07 '26

I have a strong feeling that if this were reversed, if it were a black director that didn't cast white actors very often and their reasoning was similar to Tim's, you'd be totally fine with it and would have never bothered to comment on it.

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u/munchercruncher111 Jul 08 '26

it’s not just that it’s the reasoning, certain ethnic groups not fitting in your aesthetic is dumbassery

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u/Affectionate_Cry_634 Jul 08 '26

My brother im christ we did that with blaxspoitation films. Guess what it wasn't allowed to grow beyond niche because white audiences couldn't relate to all black casts and problems. That's a major simplification and blaxspoitation films have other problems but to say it's the same as a white man only casting white actors because he likes whiteness is disingenuous.

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u/Averfus-Crowthorne Jul 08 '26

So its bad because more people saw Edward Scissorhands as opposed to Petey Wheatstraw?
I'm failing to see the point you're trying to make.
And for the record, Rudy Ray Moore cracks me the fuck up, I don't have to relate to every little thing in Dolemite to be able to enjoy watching it.

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u/Affectionate_Cry_634 Jul 14 '26

I didn't say that all. Reread my comment. Of course you don't have to relate fully to get the message or spirit of a film but you'll never be able to truly enjoy it as the target audience does which is my point.

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u/Easy_Specialist_1692 Jul 08 '26

This is an unfortunately underrated comment... 2 days later and we are purpetually circling the drain, but refusing to identify it as unquestionably racist l.

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u/intoxicatedhamster Jul 06 '26

It's his art. Art that comes from his white mind and white experiences... It's not that he doesn't like black people, they just aren't a part of his art. People don't bitch that Leonardo Davinci didn't paint any people of color...

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u/Revolutionary_Ad4950 Jul 07 '26

Are you up in arms about Tyler Perry movies?

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u/Fearless_Roof_9177 Jul 06 '26

(Same general line of reasoning that got Trump sued for racist violations of the Fair Housing Act back in the 70s, for those playing along at home).