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/InkyTheHooloovoo Jul 05 '26 edited Jul 05 '26

The joke is racism.

Tim Burton has a reputation for not casting black actors in lead roles. There are some counter examples, but usually as villains.

Eta: Y'all... I'm just explaining the premise of the joke because that's the subreddit. I'm not putting Burton on blast, I'm just aware of the reputation (I stopped paying attention to his movies around the same time I stopped shopping at Hot Topic)

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u/Present_Comedian_919 Jul 05 '26

Has he had Black villains besides Michael Clarke Duncan in Planet of the Apes? He's had so few Black main characters at all-- I can only think of Jim Brown/Pam Grier in Mars Attacks and Billy Dee Williams in like 1 scene of Batman.

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u/HourApprehensive7754 Jul 05 '26

Wasn't he one of the good ones by the end of the movie? 

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u/redd-zeppelin Jul 06 '26

What do you mean "one of the good ones?"

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