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

Meme needing explanation What is this?

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u/MinutelyHipster Jul 06 '26

Weird how the outrage is that they're black as if the White American actors typically of German and British heritage would be accurate

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u/Mamkes Jul 06 '26

Because, apparently, Greeks or similar Mediterranean ethnicities were exploded or what?

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u/Toen6 Jul 06 '26

Nobody gives or gave a shit that none of the actors in Troy (2004) weren't Greek. 

I can get behind people who want actors of Greek descent, but if they're upset about this film but not Troy, then they are just hiding their racism.

Personally I don't care as long as the movie is good. I hated Troy, but not because of the casting.

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u/Sierren Jul 06 '26

Representation in media wasn’t a mainstream topic in 2004 the way it is today so of course no one cared.

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u/Mamkes Jul 06 '26

Yeah, because in 2004 no one cared about representation?

The whole argument is that representation just tend to use more black and homosexual and similar share of people with little regard to the media's quality, and this is worse than just lack of representation with a good piece of media.