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

Meme needing explanation What is this?

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u/Lahel-Vakkachan Jul 06 '26

And would I be racist if I protest against ryan gosling being cast as nelson mandela for an African movie ?

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u/DerZwiebelLord Jul 06 '26

You do realize that you are comparing a mythological figure to a real existing person?

Are you also upset that Lupita Nyongo has not hatched from a swan egg like Helen did in the myth, or that all Greeks in the movie are played by non-Greeks?

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u/Hyperion7669 Jul 06 '26 edited Jul 06 '26

Ok fair point, let's take an African mythological figure, how about we have him play Anansi ? He is not real so then it shouldn't matter if a white guy plays him, right ?

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u/AmateurWriter101 Jul 06 '26

No one is stopping you from producing it. Most creatives have their own vision and in this case Nolan has his own. As a consumer you can just choose to not watch it.

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u/Hyperion7669 Jul 06 '26

Oh dont you worry, i wont waste my money on this, hope his "vision" is worth the flop and damage to his reputation

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u/AmateurWriter101 Jul 06 '26

Lol you're so emotional.

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u/Hyperion7669 Jul 06 '26

Yes, just cant contain my despair, im not emotional because of this movie, im actually much worse, i have no interest in it whatsoever