Current Events > I didn't realize that Aneas, Athena, Nestor and Achilles were black.

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thelovefist
04/11/18 8:31:42 PM
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According to the new Netflix series Troy they all were.

Pretty decent show so far. Just finished episode 2.
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jumi
04/11/18 8:35:30 PM
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I didn't realize they were real.

Spoiler: They're not.
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thelovefist
04/11/18 8:38:26 PM
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Oh and I forgot Zeus. Zeus is black too.
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Questionmarktarius
04/11/18 8:39:46 PM
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I though Athena was Japanese?
http://snk.wikia.com/wiki/Athena_Asamiya
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_BIueMonk
04/11/18 8:39:58 PM
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spoilers: I'm black.
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Solar_Crimson
04/11/18 8:40:13 PM
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Perhaps they were all the best actors that auditioned for their respective roles.
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prince_leo
04/11/18 8:41:07 PM
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Eartha Kitt played Helen of Troy back in 1950
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thelovefist
04/12/18 11:40:05 AM
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JustMonika
04/12/18 11:42:13 AM
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Don't be silly, everyone throughout history was black.
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A_Good_Boy
04/12/18 11:42:51 AM
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thelovefist posted...
Oh and I forgot Zeus. Zeus is black too.

He doesn't turn into a bull for no reason.
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josifrees
04/12/18 11:43:19 AM
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Yeah there are a lot of black ppl in Greek mythology and history
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The Admiral
04/12/18 11:43:40 AM
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Homer was also not a real person.
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MC_BatCommander
04/12/18 11:45:56 AM
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JustMonika posted...
Don't be silly, everyone throughout history was black.


And nothing is more historically accurate than Greek mythology
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thelovefist
04/12/18 11:46:36 AM
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josifrees posted...
Yeah there are a lot of black ppl in Greek mythology and history

Achilles' son was named Pyrrhus which meant red for his red hair. How many black people have red hair?
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boxington
04/12/18 11:51:58 AM
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thelovefist posted...
josifrees posted...
Yeah there are a lot of black ppl in Greek mythology and history

Achilles' son was named Pyrrhus which meant red for his red hair. How many black people have red hair?

tbf, he didn't say that Achilles was black.

...and there are black people with red hair, like Malcolm X.
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thelovefist
04/12/18 11:53:17 AM
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boxington posted...
thelovefist posted...
josifrees posted...
Yeah there are a lot of black ppl in Greek mythology and history

Achilles' son was named Pyrrhus which meant red for his red hair. How many black people have red hair?

tbf, he didn't say that Achilles was black.

...and there are black people with red hair, like Malcolm X.

Except this topic is about Achilles, among others, being black....
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luigi13579
04/12/18 11:53:28 AM
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Reminds me of that Louis Theroux black nationalist docu. "Shakespeare? Black. Henry VIII? Definitely black." Can't find a link.
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SageHarpuia
04/12/18 11:57:45 AM
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Tbh I'm not bothered by fictional characters being played by different ethnicities when it's never really set in stone, but what does bother me is when they throw details out the window when handling nonfiction. I wouldn't expect a white man to play the King of Egypt, so why would you cast a black man as the King of England?
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AngelicTouch99
04/12/18 12:28:34 PM
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We WUZ GREEK GODS
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JE19426
04/12/18 12:32:34 PM
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The Admiral posted...
Homer was also not a real person.


Yes he is. He stars in a hit sitcom based in Springfield.
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MuayThai85
04/12/18 12:33:23 PM
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Solar_Crimson posted...
Perhaps they were all the best actors that auditioned for their respective roles.


Hahahahahahaha
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Kid_Buu
04/12/18 12:43:30 PM
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boxington posted...
thelovefist posted...
josifrees posted...
Yeah there are a lot of black ppl in Greek mythology and history

Achilles' son was named Pyrrhus which meant red for his red hair. How many black people have red hair?

tbf, he didn't say that Achilles was black.

...and there are black people with red hair, like Malcolm X.

wait

malcolm had red hair?
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thelovefist
04/12/18 12:49:41 PM
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Solar_Crimson posted...
Perhaps they were all the best actors that auditioned for their respective roles.

Whoever is playing Zeus is terrible.
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A_Good_Boy
04/12/18 12:50:30 PM
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thelovefist posted...
josifrees posted...
Yeah there are a lot of black ppl in Greek mythology and history

Achilles' son was named Pyrrhus which meant red for his red hair. How many black people have red hair?

My brother has red hair.
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LJRENEGADE
04/12/18 1:02:56 PM
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Eh, who cares, its fiction either way. And some Greek people have darkish skin too don't they?
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hollow_shrine
04/12/18 1:03:54 PM
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I believe it. Athena turned someone into a spider because she was jealous of her weave.
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Drunk Cobra
04/12/18 1:07:02 PM
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Solar_Crimson posted...
Perhaps they were all the best actors that auditioned for their respective roles.

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thelovefist
04/12/18 1:36:57 PM
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Drunk Cobra posted...
Solar_Crimson posted...
Perhaps they were all the best actors that auditioned for their respective roles.

thelovefist posted...
Solar_Crimson posted...
Perhaps they were all the best actors that auditioned for their respective roles.

Whoever is playing Zeus is terrible.

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Siaperaz
04/12/18 1:38:36 PM
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Fucking disgusting.
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MC_BatCommander
04/12/18 1:40:00 PM
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Siaperaz posted...


why?
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hollow_shrine
04/12/18 1:40:49 PM
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MC_BatCommander posted...
Siaperaz posted...

why?

Yeah, that's a really strong reaction to this.
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josifrees
04/12/18 1:51:04 PM
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thelovefist posted...
boxington posted...
thelovefist posted...
josifrees posted...
Yeah there are a lot of black ppl in Greek mythology and history

Achilles' son was named Pyrrhus which meant red for his red hair. How many black people have red hair?

tbf, he didn't say that Achilles was black.

...and there are black people with red hair, like Malcolm X.

Except this topic is about Achilles, among others, being black....


Agamemnon was black and Achilles only in da story cuz of agamemnon
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thelovefist
04/12/18 1:55:28 PM
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josifrees posted...
Agamemnon was black


Citation needed
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josifrees
04/12/18 2:13:33 PM
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Mmmm sorry I heard wrongMemnon was black not Agamemnon

Sorryyyy
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Funkydog
04/12/18 2:14:26 PM
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Shapeshifting gods were definitely confined to one colour, I agree.
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joestarrr
04/12/18 2:14:52 PM
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jumi posted...
I didn't realize they were real.

Spoiler: They're not.

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boxington
04/12/18 6:02:12 PM
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Kid_Buu posted...
boxington posted...
thelovefist posted...
josifrees posted...
Yeah there are a lot of black ppl in Greek mythology and history

Achilles' son was named Pyrrhus which meant red for his red hair. How many black people have red hair?

tbf, he didn't say that Achilles was black.

...and there are black people with red hair, like Malcolm X.

wait

malcolm had red hair?

he had Scottish ancestry, iirc, and was known as. "Detroit Red"

but like reddish brown hair
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Offworlder1
04/12/18 6:06:38 PM
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Black washing at its finest, though considering how white washing fucked up a lot of characters its now a different extreme.
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P4wn4g3
04/12/18 6:11:52 PM
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I don't think black people can have red hair, it's a recessive trait specifically lacking in melanin. Likely if that happened with someone who is "black" they'd come out with light skin. Just guessing here.
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Tyranthraxus
04/12/18 6:15:12 PM
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Strange. It's almost like those people are actors and not actually gods / demigods.
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darkjedilink
04/12/18 6:21:30 PM
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Solar_Crimson posted...
Perhaps they were all the best actors that auditioned for their respective roles.

I would be okay with this, if not for all the leftists who whine about "cultural appropriation" and "whitewashing" when a white actor legitimately is the best actor who auditioned for a part that is canonically a minority.

If we're allowed to bitch about white people playing minority characters, we're ALSO allowed to bitch about minorities playing white characters.
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Sariana21
04/12/18 6:22:51 PM
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jumi posted...
I didn't realize they were real.

Spoiler: They're not.

Aeneas is a historical figure. He may have been a real person.
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RchHomieQuanChi
04/12/18 6:25:32 PM
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darkjedilink posted...
If we're allowed to bitch about white people playing minority characters, we're ALSO allowed to bitch about minorities playing white characters.


The two are not equal.

Most white characters were not created with race in mind.
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Kid_Buu
04/12/18 6:26:39 PM
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boxington posted...
he had Scottish ancestry, iirc, and was known as. "Detroit Red"

but like reddish brown hair

interesting, learn something new everyday
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MC_BatCommander
04/12/18 6:27:37 PM
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darkjedilink posted...
Solar_Crimson posted...
Perhaps they were all the best actors that auditioned for their respective roles.

I would be okay with this, if not for all the leftists who whine about "cultural appropriation" and "whitewashing" when a white actor legitimately is the best actor who auditioned for a part that is canonically a minority.

If we're allowed to bitch about white people playing minority characters, we're ALSO allowed to bitch about minorities playing white characters.


You're allowed to bitch about whatever you want, but if you only do it cause "muh leftists" then that's an incredibly childish attitude.
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thelovefist
04/13/18 10:58:09 AM
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