Salamence@mander.xyz to Memes@lemmy.mlEnglish · 7 days agoBatman vs The Wokerlemmy.mlimagemessage-square37linkfedilinkarrow-up1408arrow-down17file-text
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minus-squareusualsuspect191@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up9arrow-down2·7 days agoI might care if the character has a well-defined appearance in the source material and it’s important to their character. That’s not the case for The Odyssey of course, but there’s a steelman version of the argument that has some merit.
minus-squareaGlassDarkly@piefed.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·7 days agoI haven’t seen the newest version of this. Which character are they mad about this time around?
minus-squareusualsuspect191@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up4arrow-down1·7 days agoThey’re butthurt about Helen of Troy in the new Odyssey movie being a very attractive actress, but not white.
minus-squareaGlassDarkly@piefed.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·7 days agoOkay that’s even funnier than I expected, thanks. It’s been awhile, but I don’t remember Helen’s paleness having any particular relevance to the plot.
minus-squareShinkanTrain@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·7 days agoShe was so white her face could blind a thousand ships
I might care if the character has a well-defined appearance in the source material and it’s important to their character. That’s not the case for The Odyssey of course, but there’s a steelman version of the argument that has some merit.
I haven’t seen the newest version of this. Which character are they mad about this time around?
They’re butthurt about Helen of Troy in the new Odyssey movie being a very attractive actress, but not white.
Okay that’s even funnier than I expected, thanks. It’s been awhile, but I don’t remember Helen’s paleness having any particular relevance to the plot.
She was so white her face could blind a thousand ships
Helen of Troy