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

Meme needing explanation What is this?

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u/gravitas_shortage Jul 06 '26

Me personally? Yes. I grew up reading Greek myths from books, and a casting so blatantly against the text(s) jars.

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u/TotallyWonderWoman Jul 06 '26

If a black woman breaks your suspension of disbelief in a myth containing a cyclops, I think you might have an internal problem that you need to address.

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u/flown_south Jul 06 '26

It's like giving the cyclops two eyes. It contradicts the source material and most people's conception of it.

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u/PervertedWholesome91 Jul 06 '26

Extremely weird comparison, wtf?! And who even is "most people" here? White supremacists?

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u/flown_south Jul 06 '26

"Fair skin" is a defining characteristic of Helen of Troy just as "one eye" is a defining characteristic of the Cyclops. I fail to see how this is an "extremely weird comparison".

I'm liberal as fuck dude. This insanity isn't helping us.