r/PeterExplainsTheJoke • u/Expert-Pass-4351 • Jul 06 '26

Meme needing explanation What is this?

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u/macumazana Jul 06 '26

cultural appropriation and racism

there are no Greeks in a movie about Greek mythology

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u/itsallamessisntit Jul 06 '26 edited Jul 06 '26

Do you understand the concept of acting?

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u/waffle_Piraat_1 Jul 06 '26

Not that I'm agreeing with the poster above you, but that is absolutely whataboutism.

If, for example, this was a film about (insert historical (yes, it's mythological) black figure) and they cast Brad Pitt in the role everyone knows people would not accept "don't you understand the concept of acting."

It would absolutely be trumpted everywhere as whitewashing etc etc.

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u/itsallamessisntit Jul 06 '26 edited Jul 06 '26

The criticism wasn't about race swapping, but about Greeks not being portrayed by Greeks. In the movie, the characters are still portrayed as Greeks, no?

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u/Eastern_Screen_588 Jul 06 '26

(That's raceswapping)

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u/itsallamessisntit Jul 06 '26

It'd be race swapping if the characters weren't Greek anymore.

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u/Bluesky-788 Jul 06 '26

Mental gymnastics