Posted on 10/12/2020 4:59:31 AM PDT by C19fan
Israeli actress Gal Gadot has been slammed on social media after she was cast to play Cleopatra in the upcoming historical epic about the iconic Egyptian queen.
The 35-year-old on Sunday confirmed she will play the titular role in a new movie after Paramount Pictures won the rights to the film in a bidding war between Universal, Warner Bros., Apple and Netflix.
The casting however, immediately drew outrage from confused social media users who wrongly assumed Cleopatra was black and North African.
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Cleopatra was a Ptolemy. She was Greek.
Look, if today’s SJWs say Cleopatra looked like Aunt Jemima, she looked like Aunt Jemima, ok?
Maybe they should try a transexual from Japan. Probably a shoo-in for an Oscar with all the new diversity rules.
Cleopatra was not Egyptian. While Cleopatra was born in Egypt, she traced her family origins to Macedonian Greece and Ptolemy I Soter, one of Alexander the Great’s generals. Ptolemy took the reigns of Egypt after Alexander’s death in 323 B.C., and he launched a dynasty of Greek-speaking rulers that lasted for nearly three centuries. Despite not being ethnically Egyptian, Cleopatra embraced many of her country’s ancient customs and was the first member of the Ptolemaic line to learn the Egyptian language.Source: history.com
Everybody’s black...black,black, black. Just watch TV.
"Gadot confirmed the news in a tweet on Sunday, while sharing a photo of the iconic Egyptian ruler"
I was not aware there were any photos of Cleopatra.
Egyptians aren’t Black either.
Black Olives Matter
Why not? Hell the SJW’s cast the play, Hamilton, with all black actors. Imagine that! James Madison, Alexander Hamilton, etc were really black in the minds of SJW’s. Ugh
Read “ Not Out Of Africa: How “”Afrocentrism”” Became An Excuse To Teach Myth As History “ - by Mary Lefkowitz.
People who believe Cleopatra was black also believe that “Coming to America “ is a historically accurate movie
Actually, it doesn’t matter one way or the other. The Egyptians were not black either. They were Arabic, swarthy and Semitic. No blacks need apply.
Unless you want to do fantasy.
Sorry, the Japanese quota is being filled with a remake of the Seven Samurai, starring Denzel Washington.
Woke illiterates.
Cleopatra was also a redhead. Gal Galdot is in fact darker complexioned, not lighter, than the real thing.
Depends on the era. There were a handful of times the southern kingdoms invaded. You can tell by the noses on the statues.
LOL.
Who cares...weird woman...Seemed conservative at first but has expressed all lefties views recently.
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