OUTRAGE over a black actress playing a non-black character!!!!!
THIS TIME, not by White Nationalists, Ultra Conservatives, Raging American Bigots or Christian Extremists.
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QUEEN CLEOPATRA: Netflix sued by Egyptian lawyer for blackwashing history
An Egyptian lawyer has filed a case with the Public Prosecutor to close the Netflix platform after the trailer of “Queen Cleopatra" was released, which depicts the Greek historical figure as a black-skinned woman.
According to Egypt Independent, Mahmoud al-Semary demanded that all legal measures be taken against those responsible for the documentary and the management of the streaming platform for its participation in “this crime.” He also called for an investigation and for Netflix to be blocked in Egypt.
https://greekcitytimes.com/2023/04/18/queen-cleopatra-netflix-sued/
Cleopatra race controversy
While shooting, I became the target of a huge online hate campaign. Egyptians accused me of “blackwashing” and “stealing” their history. Some threatened to ruin my career — which I wanted to tell them was laughable. I was ruining it very well for myself, thank you very much! No amount of reasoning or reminders that Arab invasions had not yet happened in Cleopatra’s age seemed to stem the tide of ridiculous comments. Amir in his bedroom in Cairo wrote to me to earnestly appeal that “Cleopatra was Greek!” Oh, Lawd! Why would that be a good thing to you, Amir? You’re Egyptian.
So, was Cleopatra Black? We don’t know for sure, but we can be certain she wasn’t white like Elizabeth Taylor. We need to have a conversation with ourselves about our colorism, and the internalized white supremacy that Hollywood has indoctrinated us with.
https://variety.com/2023/tv/global/queen-cleopatra-black-netflix-egypt-1235590708/
Damn, now THAT makes it sound like the Director had a political agenda by portraying Cleopatra as black. But to be so outraged as to sue Netflix? Cleopatra must be rolling over in her grave at the fuss people are making over her "color."
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