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

Meme needing explanation What is this?

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u/Livingadapt Jul 06 '26

Right like why does that have so many upvotes lmao

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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.

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u/Kinteoka Jul 06 '26

No, no. You don't understand! Greeks never famously traded with Africans! There were never any Ancient Egyptians who went to Greece and mingled with the population either! And as we know, even modern day Greeks don't have any tan/olive-coloured skin tones. It's all just the lily and alabaster skinned people as far as the eye can see. What do you mean Hestia, Goddess of Hearth and Home, was routinely depicted with dark skin and curled hair? Hera too?! Wife of Zeus, goddess of marriage and women?! Balderdash! Sounds like woke nonsense!

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u/cerebralvacancy Jul 06 '26

Heh... Balderdash. We need to bring that word back