{"id":519010,"date":"2022-12-01T06:13:59","date_gmt":"2022-12-01T03:13:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/tim-burtons-wednesday-called-racist-for-casting-black-actors-as-bullies\/"},"modified":"2022-12-01T06:13:59","modified_gmt":"2022-12-01T03:13:59","slug":"tim-burtons-wednesday-called-racist-for-casting-black-actors-as-bullies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/tim-burtons-wednesday-called-racist-for-casting-black-actors-as-bullies\/","title":{"rendered":"#Tim Burton&#8217;s &#8216;Wednesday&#8217; called &#8216;racist&#8217; for casting black actors as bullies"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3bbf3a942d5\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3bbf3a942d5\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/tim-burtons-wednesday-called-racist-for-casting-black-actors-as-bullies\/#%E2%80%9CTim_Burtons_%E2%80%98Wednesday_called_%E2%80%98racist_for_casting_black_actors_as_bullies%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Tim Burton&#8217;s &#8216;Wednesday&#8217; called &#8216;racist&#8217; for casting black actors as bullies&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CTim_Burtons_%E2%80%98Wednesday_called_%E2%80%98racist_for_casting_black_actors_as_bullies%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Tim Burton&#8217;s &#8216;Wednesday&#8217; called &#8216;racist&#8217; for casting black actors as bullies&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n        <\/aside>\n<p>Director Tim Burton and Netflix are under fire from fans who claim the casting and undertones of the new <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/watch-movies-tv-seriess\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"8\" title=\"Watch Movies &amp; TV Series\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">series<\/a> \u201cWednesday\u201d are racist. <\/p>\n<p>The show \u2014 a dramedy highlighting Wednesday Addams\u2019 time as a boarding school\u00a0student \u2014 premiered last week to <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/2022\/11\/wednesday-breaks-record-most-hours-viewed-netflix-ratings-1235184006\/\">record ratings<\/a> and mixed reviews. <\/p>\n<p>Critics have taken issue with black actress Joy Sunday playing a mean girl at Nevermore Academy and black actor Iman Marson portraying a bully and the son of a corrupt mayor.<\/p>\n<p>The mayor also owns Pilgrim World \u2014 an eyebrow-raising choice considering the museum celebrates pilgrims and colonizers.<\/p>\n<p>A rep for Burton, who served as a director and executive producer of the series, dismissed the flak when contacted by The Post for comment Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m not forwarding a comment request this silly to Tim,\u201d Mike Simpson of WME responded.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHowever, <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>arently Daylight Savings Time is racist,\u201d he added, including a link to a recent CNN article that argued that\u00a0DST\u00a0disproportionately affects the sleep and health of minority communities.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c\u2019Wednesday\u2019 was shot in Romania where DST is observed. Maybe that\u2019s a better angle,\u201d Simpson concluded. <\/p>\n<p>The Post also contacted Netflix for comment. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"682\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/tim-burton-wednesday-345.jpg?w=682\" alt=\"Joy Sunday on red carpet\" class=\"wp-image-24850902\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/tim-burton-wednesday-345.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1023 1023w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/tim-burton-wednesday-345.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=682 682w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/tim-burton-wednesday-345.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=341 341w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/tim-burton-wednesday-345.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 682px) 100vw, 682px\"\/><figcaption>Joy Sunday attends the \u201cWednesday\u201d premiere on Nov. 16. Sunday plays Bianca Barclay. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Variety via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"682\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/tim-burton-wednesday-339.jpg?w=682\" alt=\"Tim Burton on the red carpet\" class=\"wp-image-24850899\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/tim-burton-wednesday-339.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1023 1023w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/tim-burton-wednesday-339.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=682 682w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/tim-burton-wednesday-339.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=341 341w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/tim-burton-wednesday-339.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 682px) 100vw, 682px\"\/><figcaption>Tim Burton directed episodes of \u201cWednesday\u201d and executive produced the Netflix series.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">WireImage<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Jenna Ortega, who <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.popsugar.com\/latina\/Jenna-Ortega-Her-Mexican-Puerto-Rican-Background-42227222\">considers herself<\/a> \u201c75 percent Mexican and 25 percent Puerto Rican,\u201d leads the \u201cWednesday\u201d cast as the titular character.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDon\u2019t get me wrong\u2026I love Jenna Ortega and that she\u2019s playing Wednesday but one thing I hate about this show is that why did they make ALL the black people in this show terrible people?\u201d <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/luffyslover\/status\/1597016158023995392\">one viewer tweeted<\/a>. \u201cLike how did Netflix see nothing wrong with this? I hate Tim Burton\u2019s racist self.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMe trying to badly to push pass the racist and anti-Black undertones in the Wednesday Addams Netflix show. Like whoever thought making the Black man as the owner of a pilgrim amusement park is literally going to hell,\u201d <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/pokingitout\/status\/1595593255517052928\">another sighed in a since-deleted tweet<\/a>. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/tim-burton-wednesday-343.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Jenna Ortega in &quot;Wednesday&quot; series\" class=\"wp-image-24850900\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/tim-burton-wednesday-343.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/tim-burton-wednesday-343.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/tim-burton-wednesday-343.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Jenna Ortega stars in the \u201cWednesday\u201d series, which premiered last week.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">COURTESY OF NETFLIX<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>This isn\u2019t the first time Burton, 64, has been criticized on the subject of actors of color in his projects. In 2016, while promoting \u201cMiss Peregrine\u2019s Home for Peculiar Children,\u201d star Samuel L. Jackson speculated he was the first black lead of a Burton film.<\/p>\n<p>The director responded to Jackson\u2019s comments in a <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bustle.com\/articles\/186641-tim-burton-explains-why-miss-peregrines-home-for-peculiar-children-features-a-predominantly-white-cast\">Bustle<\/a> interview. \u201cNowadays, people are talking about it more,\u201d he said regarding film diversity. But \u201cthings either call for things, or they don\u2019t.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI remember back when I was a child watching\u00a0\u2018The\u00a0Brady\u00a0Bunch\u2019\u00a0and they started to get all politically correct. Like, OK, let\u2019s have an Asian child and a black. I used to get more offended by that than just\u2026 I grew up watching blaxploitation movies, right? And I said, \u2018that\u2019s great.\u2019 I didn\u2019t go like, \u2018OK, there should be more white people in these movies,&#8217;\u201d Burton added.\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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