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Race row erupts over casting of Angelina Jolie as Cleopatra
Daily Mail ^ | June 17, 2010 | Sophie Forbes

Posted on 06/18/2010 4:13:24 AM PDT by C19fan

She hasn't even been officially confirmed as having the role, but Angelina Jolie is already receiving criticism over her possible portrayal of the legendary Queen of the Nile. Jolie, who turned 35 last week, is caught up in a racially charged debate over whether the role should of been played by a black woman. The Egyptian royal was most famously portrayed Elizabeth Taylor in 1963.

The new film's producer, Scott Rudin, previously told USA Today the role is being developed with Angelina in mind as she has 'the perfect look'.

But this statement has angered members of the African American community. An Essence Magazine online story asks, 'Another White Actress to Play Cleopatra?'

(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...


TOPICS: History; TV/Movies
KEYWORDS: ancientautopsies; angelinajolie; black; cleopatra; cleopatravii; egypt; godsgravesglyphs; helixmakemineadouble; jolie
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To the ignoramus Essence magazine: Cleopatra was Greek. Her ancestor was a general under Alexander the Great and became pharaoh of Egypt.
1 posted on 06/18/2010 4:13:24 AM PDT by C19fan
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2 posted on 06/18/2010 4:15:17 AM PDT by TSgt (We will always be prepared, so we may always be free. - Ronald Reagan)
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To: C19fan; null and void

Macedonian. Silly Macedonians, they think there’s a difference between Greek and Macedonian. (grin)


3 posted on 06/18/2010 4:15:29 AM PDT by Shimmer1 (Protons have mass? I didn't even know they were Catholic.)
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4 posted on 06/18/2010 4:16:05 AM PDT by TSgt (We will always be prepared, so we may always be free. - Ronald Reagan)
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Eqyptians DO NOT consider themselves black! They had black SLAVES!


5 posted on 06/18/2010 4:17:28 AM PDT by 2harddrive
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6 posted on 06/18/2010 4:19:49 AM PDT by central_va (I won't be reconstructed, and I do not give a damn.)
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I just hope Jolie doesn’t bring back that awful accent she used while portraying Olympia in the movie Alexander.


7 posted on 06/18/2010 4:20:35 AM PDT by mainepatsfan
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what else can the racist get riled up about?


8 posted on 06/18/2010 4:22:22 AM PDT by dalebert
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But this statement has angered members of the African American community.

Who are these members? Why do they remain nameless? I want to know them by name so that I can laugh in their face because they are STUPID.

Read your HISORY, you bunch of Dumb Sh*ts!

9 posted on 06/18/2010 4:24:58 AM PDT by Cowboy Bob (Socialism: Subsidizing Chaff at the expense of Wheat)
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If I could decide, I would hire a Korean actress just to piss them off.


10 posted on 06/18/2010 4:25:05 AM PDT by Erik Latranyi (Too many conservatives urge retreat when the war of politics doesn't go their way.)
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you confuse facts with politics

common error

this is not a dream

the idiots really are in charge


11 posted on 06/18/2010 4:26:44 AM PDT by kralcmot (my tagline died with Terri)
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These ignoramouses don’t even know Cleopatra from Nefertiti.


12 posted on 06/18/2010 4:27:25 AM PDT by Daveinyork
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Eqyptians DO NOT consider themselves black! They had black SLAVES!

My 6th grade publik skool teacher, black lady, believed wholeheartedly that Egyptians were black. She was a racist to the core.
13 posted on 06/18/2010 4:27:48 AM PDT by TSgt (We will always be prepared, so we may always be free. - Ronald Reagan)
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Egyptians appear to be more middle-eastern than black.

Hosny Mubarak
14 posted on 06/18/2010 4:30:02 AM PDT by TSgt (We will always be prepared, so we may always be free. - Ronald Reagan)
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Why did you get a white man to portray Mubarak in that picture. Are you racist too? [Me? Sarcastic?]


15 posted on 06/18/2010 4:33:50 AM PDT by Pollster1 (Natural born citizen of the USA, with the birth certificate to prove it)
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A black woman? *sigh* what ignorance... Cleopatra was part of the Ptolemaic line.


16 posted on 06/18/2010 4:36:11 AM PDT by Sloth (Civil disobedience? I'm afraid only the uncivil kind is going to cut it this time.)
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One of them has too many clothes on for a fair comparison....


17 posted on 06/18/2010 4:37:03 AM PDT by G Larry (Democrats expedite the Destruction of America)
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Hosny Mubarak, putting the ‘Ankh’ into ‘Ankh-el Tom’ LOL.


18 posted on 06/18/2010 4:37:50 AM PDT by agere_contra (Obama did more damage to the Gulf economy in one day than Pemex/Ixtoc did in nine months)
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Here is, Ahmed Nazif, the acting president of Egypt.


Darn! I did it again! Another white guy playing a black guy's part! Shame on me! ;-)
19 posted on 06/18/2010 4:40:15 AM PDT by TSgt (We will always be prepared, so we may always be free. - Ronald Reagan)
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DNA studies move ahead on all fronts. No doubt there will be a definitive answer in the long run.

There's been a cottage industry in "black studies" over the question of whether or not the Greek's had African ancestry of course, but that's not quite what is driving this particular issue.

Mummies are available for analysis and as Ptolamy family members are identified, the question of Cleopatra's ancestry can be dealt with.

20 posted on 06/18/2010 4:42:56 AM PDT by muawiyah
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