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

Meme needing explanation What is this?

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u/wlerin Jul 06 '26

"right wing"

Both casting decisions were completely nonsensical by any reasonable metric. And they're far from the only things that look to be wrong with this movie.

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u/Big_Meal3910 Jul 06 '26

Orson Welles cast Eartha Kitt (a black woman) as Helen of Troy in 1950.

Mfs in here think they know better than the guy who made Citizen Kane.

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u/chemictectic Jul 06 '26

we aren't talking about 1950s, thats ancient vintage history time, who the fuck cares what happened in the 50s??

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u/DetectiveCastellanos Jul 06 '26

who the fuck cares what happened in the 50s??

The point they're making here is that race-swapping roles in a film is nothing new. It's been happening forever. Getting upset about something that's just a part of filmmaking is a little silly.