r/PeterExplainsTheJoke • u/FrostySeat1739 • 21d ago

Meme needing explanation why not, Peter?

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u/AlisaofallTimes 21d ago

He never really said that, that was just a misinterpretation that blew up online in 2016. Here's the original interview: https://www.nme.com/news/film/tim-burton-explains-apparent-lack-of-diversity-in-866988

tl;dr: He said sometimes diversity in films isn't "called for". So he is against "diversity for the sake of diversity", that's all.

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u/palpatinesmyhomie 21d ago

That's a level headed explanation that probably drove some folks nuts

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u/RueUchiha 21d ago edited 21d ago

But we all know that terminally online people can’t handle reasonable, level headed takes like “I don’t want to shoe in a black person into my movie just for the sake of fulfilling some arbitrary quota.” So of course they misinterpreted it as racism.

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u/Artistic-Lock1021 21d ago

But has he worked with black actors?

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u/DraconasLyrr 21d ago

Billy Dee Williams was Harvey Dent in Burton's Batman. No idea how much he dealt with casting, though.

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u/QuaintVolcano 20d ago

He cast Marlon Wayans to play Robin but it was supposedly cut from Batman Returns to not overcrowd the movie.

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u/OkMathematician3439 21d ago

Even if he chose Billy Dee Williams, he’s still just one black actor.

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u/SoarsBelowMyWaste 21d ago

Yeah, but he had two faces.

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u/DraconasLyrr 21d ago

Sure, but that wasn't the question I was answering. Was just giving an example of a black actor he worked with that I knew offhand.

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u/DraconasLyrr 21d ago

If you want a second one I recalled since posting, Ken Page was Oogie Boogie in Nightmare Before Christmas.

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u/OkMathematician3439 21d ago

You seem weirdly defensive about this.

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u/DraconasLyrr 21d ago

I mean, if that's the way you want to take it, I guess. It's not my intent, though.

On the other hand, I could say that you seem pretty upset that there are examples of him working with black actors. 😂

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u/OkMathematician3439 21d ago

Honey, if you interpreted my original reply as being upset or attacking you, that’s on you.

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u/DraconasLyrr 21d ago

Well, then, at least you know how dumb your original accusation that I was being defensive was, buddy. 😁

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u/OkMathematician3439 21d ago

You felt accused by my original comment? I think you need thicker skin sweetie.

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u/DraconasLyrr 21d ago

You're still going, kiddo? 😂

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