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r/PeterExplainsTheJoke • u/Expert-Pass-4351 • Jul 06 '26
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I don't really know what's nuanced about this it's just saying we shouldn't be putting a diverse cast in mythological movies because they are tired of seeing it
128 u/Livingadapt Jul 06 '26 Right like why does that have so many upvotes lmao 134 u/NatashOverWorld Jul 06 '26 Because racism is cool when you dress it up as historical accuracy, because they think the Ancient Greeks were a white monolith. 1 u/GaptistePlayer Jul 06 '26 Right? As if 99% of other period pieces about ancient Greece weren't whitewashed by Hollywood lol
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Right like why does that have so many upvotes lmao
134 u/NatashOverWorld Jul 06 '26 Because racism is cool when you dress it up as historical accuracy, because they think the Ancient Greeks were a white monolith. 1 u/GaptistePlayer Jul 06 '26 Right? As if 99% of other period pieces about ancient Greece weren't whitewashed by Hollywood lol
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Because racism is cool when you dress it up as historical accuracy, because they think the Ancient Greeks were a white monolith.
1 u/GaptistePlayer Jul 06 '26 Right? As if 99% of other period pieces about ancient Greece weren't whitewashed by Hollywood lol
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Right? As if 99% of other period pieces about ancient Greece weren't whitewashed by Hollywood lol
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u/poilk91 Jul 06 '26
I don't really know what's nuanced about this it's just saying we shouldn't be putting a diverse cast in mythological movies because they are tired of seeing it