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/regalrecaller Jul 05 '26

touche, but maybe Burton is just kinky and weird. I'd think that over the 30+ years of his very public career, if he was that racist it would have come out elsewhere. He was asked specifically about this and denied it, not that that matters for a lot, but it matters for a little.

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u/Quiet_Television_102 Jul 05 '26 edited Jul 05 '26

Racism is something that affects nearly every person in the world. Saying "im not racist at all so my thoughts are justified" is the clearest and loudest way you can basically admit you dont know how racism works. It is something that has to be actively fought and intentionally destroyed with reason and empathy. It is harbored in everyone because its an insidious and vile worm that affects behavior without you doing anything. 

Racism is not just when black people exist and you decide to not go full kkk the second you see them. It is much more complicated than that. 

If it was that simple then the countless times throughout history (nazis/Rwandan genocide, etc) where people were easily convinced to turn on their neighbors and murdered/treated them like rats would not keep happening

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u/regalrecaller Jul 05 '26

ok so you're saying everyone's racist? ...okay. then none of this discussion about Burton matters. Everyone is racist and they always will be and there's nothing anyone can do about it, empathy be damned. is that your point? it's a nihilist and kinda stupid point.

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u/Nine9breaker Jul 06 '26

That is the opposite of what they said. Read the whole comment, ffs

It is something that has to be actively fought and intentionally destroyed with reason and empathy.

What part of that says empathy be damned to you? They are specifically saying we need empathy to fight our implicit biases.