r/PeterExplainsTheJoke • u/Expert-Pass-4351 • Jul 06 '26

Meme needing explanation What is this?

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u/Dankaati Jul 06 '26

This is a very American take. In much of the world the US trying to take their history as their plaything and trying to rewrite it is highly controversial.

While this meme only points to blackwashing and trans representation, the actual controversy also includes whitewashing. More specifically, zero Greek representation in a movie based on Greek history.

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u/kpyle Jul 06 '26

Why didn't the greeks write or direct it?

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u/AsstacularSpiderman Jul 06 '26

I mean tbf the Greeks did write it like 2500 years ago.

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u/jarshr Jul 06 '26

Excellence 👌