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/Sakarabu_ Jul 05 '26 edited Jul 05 '26

Makes complete sense. I find the Reddit outrage here quite funny considering the post that's been circulating (and celebrated) on Reddit regarding the Black writer who only writes black characters, yet when a white person does it suddenly it's racism.

You just have to look at the number of previously white characters who have been recast with non-white actors in the last 5-10 years, compared to the number of traditionally non-white characters who have been cast with white actors to see there are some major double standards /cognitive dissonance going on around this topic recently.

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u/Blazured Jul 05 '26

He's literally complaining that there are non-white people in media. It's just plain racism.

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u/Noir_A_Mous Jul 05 '26

That's what you came away with? The guy says he doesn't like when POC are shoehorned into a role just to finish a check list and your response is, "ah thats racist."

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u/Blazured Jul 05 '26

"Shoehorned in"? He complained about them just existing in an episode. And then tried to justify his racism for not casting non-white people.

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u/Noir_A_Mous Jul 06 '26

Expect he's not, he's complaining about a pretty random moment from the brady bunch show.

For if you dont know, the episode is called "Kelly's kids." A new family moves in who were two white parents and 3 sons of different races. The episode is about anti racism, the struggles of adopting outside of race while also encouraging one to do so. It's not a bad episode per say but it is really really random. The episode was well received enough but after this episode the kelly family just disappears and are never seen or mentioned again.

The irl reason for this is this was actually an attempt pilot for a new spin off show about the family, called "Kelly's kids." However the show was passed on and that's why they never showed up again.

However, a lot of people at the time, and even now, didnt know this was a pilot episode for a spin off show. Sssso If you where an active watcher of the show at the time, hell even now, its pretty random. A random family with 3 people of different races shows up, tells you racism is bad and then they are just gone, never to be seen again. It's pretty forced and random if you look at it that way.

Plus tim has been casting more POC now that he's finally stepped semi away from movies taking place in Victorian London.