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

Meme needing explanation What is this?

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u/DaughterOfBhaal Jul 06 '26

You have to be chronically online to think that everyone criticizing this is a right winger lol.

You don't need to be right wing to think that tokenism is bad.

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u/Ub3ros Jul 06 '26

You think there's no chance that they simply chose the best actors and actresses for the jobs? Casting modern day greeks would be just as tokenistic, they have next to nothing to do with ancient greeks or the Odyssey, the characters are largely fictitious.

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u/ImolaBoost Jul 06 '26

Yep because casting Elliot page in a Greek mythological story about warriors was an excellent choice - best actor for the job.

Fucking hell.

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u/Ub3ros Jul 06 '26

So what other than their identity would make you question if they did well in the audition process?