ya i knew this would happen the moment i saw a descendant of the ptolemaic dynasty potrayed as black. admittedly cleopatra's skin color was definitely less important to egyptians against the probably more salient fact that... uh... cleopatra was a ptolemy, but still, it's like netflix wanted to rile up the redditors with this one.
It's nice if you're going for diamond-hard historical fiction, but race (and more recently gender) - blind casting for Shakespeare (including his histories) and theatre more generally has identified some great performers who would otherwise not get a chance in those roles.
In any case these assholes would totally be up in arms at Cleopatra portrayed as someone from the eastern Mediterranean.
I mean we're like 90% sure Cleopatra was virtually all Greek and Iranian but, as far as I know, we can't say we definitively know she wasn't part African
ya i knew this would happen the moment i saw a descendant of the ptolemaic dynasty potrayed as black. admittedly cleopatra's skin color was definitely less important to egyptians against the probably more salient fact that... uh... cleopatra was a ptolemy, but still, it's like netflix wanted to rile up the redditors with this one.
Free pr, it's been working for The Little Mermaid
I think it’s reasonable to say if you’re trying to portray something as historical it should be cast appropriately or not involve aliens.
If it’s historical fiction or fantasy there shouldn't be much of an issue.
Would we be able to find anyone inbred enough to play Cleopatra though?
how cozy is netflix with the british royals?
there are still hapsburgs alive they probably need something to do these days
guess there's a first time for everything
It's nice if you're going for diamond-hard historical fiction, but race (and more recently gender) - blind casting for Shakespeare (including his histories) and theatre more generally has identified some great performers who would otherwise not get a chance in those roles.
In any case these assholes would totally be up in arms at Cleopatra portrayed as someone from the eastern Mediterranean.
I mean we're like 90% sure Cleopatra was virtually all Greek and Iranian but, as far as I know, we can't say we definitively know she wasn't part African
Was she Iranian? Maybe from a Ptolemy marrying a Seleucid?
yes, Cleopatra III was Seleucid