[rightwingintelligentsia]

While Ben-Hur was a fictional villain

I thought Ben-Hur was the good guy? Or am I reading the article wrong?

[plain talk]

I stopped reading when I saw that mistake. This author doesn’t know squat.

[GreyFriar]

On 2nd thought, I guess from the anti-Christian view, Marsella was the hero.

[WayneS]

You are reading the article correctly.

And you are correct about Ben Hur.

Of course, I suppose it’s possible some atheist, retard, movie director has done a stupid remake, has twisted the conventional roles around, and that this woman is only familiar with the remake.

[Bloody Sam Roberts]

I thought Ben-Hur was the good guy? Or am I reading the article wrong?

Yeah...whassup widdat? This makes no sense.

[thefactor]

Maybe by “villain” the author meant, “one who lives in a villa”? I mean, it’s close.

[tophat9000]

nowadays people think “Ben-Hur” is a transexual character

[SunkenCiv]

The article is screwed up a little, perhaps it’s an ESL problem. I cut for length and generally when I do that I cut out quotes (they’re usually superfluous) unless they’re really informative or unintentionally funny or dopey.

> ...believed to have been owned by Marcus Valerius Messalla Corvinus, portrayed as Ben-Hur in the Hollywood blockbuster...

See, that’s a confused mess, right there, and I thought it was a little amusing.