deuce-ish: A comment I read was "It was the face that launched a 1000 ships..."

So there is this big todo about Nolan casting a black actress to play Helen of Troy - AceFrehley Today, 12:31:55

you should absolutely care if you had any interest in seeing an enjoying this movie. - arthurkirkland Today, 15:10:37
- the only movies I actually look forward to seeing are - AceFrehley Today, 15:24:45
- i don't care because i wasn't going to see that movie regardless EDIT - AceFrehley Today, 15:23:22
Related question: is mulatto now a frowned upon term?* - Lexillini Today, 14:35:53
- yes. bi-racial is the preferred nomenclature. - AceFrehley Today, 14:44:07
  - Halfbreed?* - Lexillini Today, 14:52:58
    - Imagine a white woman of Armenian descent trying to pull this off today - AceFrehley Today, 15:06:14
I don’t care if they change race of fictional characters, like Snow White - Learning_and_Labor Today, 14:20:41
- LOL. Of all the ones to change, you can't change Show White - AceFrehley Today, 14:45:28
- Snow White is a German fairytail who is literally named for her fair complexion. - villain Today, 14:42:23
  - I know and Idc* - Learning_and_Labor Today, 16:31:40
I care. It’s not authentic it’s propaganda to race swap - DouchieHowser Today, 14:09:23
I don't particularly care, but the re-assigning of ethnicity amuses me. - Figs Today, 13:12:50
- Look, I'll say this. Sometimes the race of the actor is very important - AceFrehley Today, 13:14:49
  - Agreed....but casting black people as Hermione Granger, Cleopatra, Anne Boleyn - villain Today, 13:33:58
    - People who argue that the real Cleopatra was black are idiots - Potomac Today, 14:20:02
      - Those are often times the same people who claim the ancient Egyptians were black. - Lexillini Today, 14:28:37
    - There was some Viking series on one of the streaming services where . . . - Lexillini Today, 13:36:15
      - Everyone knows that real Scandanavians are black and somoli and they built - villain Today, 13:37:56
    - Can't wait until they make Ghengis Khan black. - AceFrehley Today, 13:35:55
  - I would think a role as ubiquitous as Helen of Troy - Figs Today, 13:24:55
    - White men have famously played Othello. - AceFrehley Today, 13:31:49
So dumb. I would have actually considered going to the theater for this. - villain Today, 12:49:13
- In fairness, a native of Greece at that time almost certainly would not have . . . - Lexillini Today, 12:58:19
  - While the vast majority would have had black hair and brown eyes, there most certainly was variation - villain Today, 13:02:13
    - I'm not certain how sculptures depict "light hair".* - Lexillini Today, 13:03:41
      - I thought you were a history buff - villain Today, 13:05:41
        
        Few, if any of those sculptures, retain their original paint.* - Lexillini Today, 13:06:36
At best, that face might launch a dozen ships. Tops.* - Lexillini Today, 12:46:57
- in which direction?* - arthurkirkland Today, 15:30:01
  - haha* - Lexillini Today, 15:49:20
- A comment I read was "It was the face that launched a 1000 ships..." - AceFrehley Today, 12:59:17
- I'm not trying to be controversial here, but outside of Kerry Washington and maybe like 4 others - villain Today, 12:57:38
  - a list on the internet - AceFrehley Today, 13:01:53
    - half-white, half-black is well represented there* - Potomac Today, 14:09:20
    - Of that list - villain Today, 13:24:04
    - I find dark haired, darker skinned women to be very attractive. - Lexillini Today, 13:05:08
      - On the flipside of that, I also like women with freckles. - Lexillini Today, 13:29:42
        
        Admittedly, Drow elf chicks can be hot. - Lexillini Today, 13:31:26
        
        freckles, absolutely....but you lost me on this one* - villain Today, 13:36:04
        
        She can look VERY different from pic to pic. - Lexillini Today, 13:37:40
  - Don't worry. They will pay for this. - AceFrehley Today, 13:00:12
    - Should be right up my alley. Doubt I will make the effort now.* - Lexillini Today, 13:02:20
      - Menelaus to be played by Peter Dinklage* - AceFrehley Today, 13:04:13
        
        I can't even tell if this is serious or a joke given the original post* - villain Today, 13:07:47
        
        Well, they better damn well not make Achilles gay! - Lexillini Today, 13:06:07
  - I don't feel like I have to get into a dispute about race and/or beauty here. - Lexillini Today, 13:00:11
nvmnd all good* - AceFrehley Today, 12:32:24

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