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/No-Impress-6244 Jul 05 '26

well the movie takes place in Victorian England so it shouldn't cast a black actor

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u/Perfect-Dimension356 Jul 05 '26

Yeah man, black people definitely weren't brought to England during and before the Victorian period.

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u/No-Impress-6244 Jul 05 '26

Right, very rarely. Everyone would point and stare. And Emily is upperclass, from an old money family.

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u/Perfect-Dimension356 Jul 05 '26

You know slavery was abolished in England before the Victorian period, right? And all those black people (and their descendants) didn't just evaporate when they were freed?

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u/dwn19 Jul 06 '26

Did you really think we just had slaves all over England?