Every time I think I've found the dumbest comment in this thread, I scroll down one more line......

  • mittens [he/him]
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    2 years ago

    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.

    • mar_k [he/him]
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      2 years ago

      Free pr, it's been working for The Little Mermaid

      • CommieElon [he/him]
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        2 years ago

        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.

              • Kuori [she/her]
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                2 years ago

                royals working

                guess there's a first time for everything

        • Mardoniush [she/her]
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          2 years ago

          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.

        • mar_k [he/him]
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          2 years ago

          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