• graymess@lemmy.world
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    5 months ago

    I’m saying both you and Burton have shit excuses for not casting non-white actors. Calling the representation of non-white actors something to “shoehorn” into a film means both of you consider white skin the default, which is at least ignorant of reality if not racist.

    And it’s easier to make white people look like corpses? What a weird statement. As if Tim Burton shoots on a sub-indie budget that can’t afford makeup and lighting, where worrying about the shade of an actor’s skin is even a factor when you have the resources of major film studios to achieve any look a director desires.

    Lastly, Burton being “goth” is maybe the funniest reason you’ve provided so far. My dude, have you ever been to a Goth Night at a club? I guarantee you’ll find that’s a subculture just as popular with people of color as it is for white folks.