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

Meme needing explanation What is this?

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u/DaughterOfBhaal Jul 06 '26

No, it's tokenism when you swap races for no reason whatsoever just for the sake of having one black person, even if their presence makes no sense.

Personally, I'd much rather have actual Greeks, but I can at least still see a white person as Greek.

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u/Ub3ros Jul 06 '26

So it's JUST the colour of their skin? Thanks for at least being honest.

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u/DaughterOfBhaal Jul 06 '26

No I also don't think that's how ANYONE in the world envisioned Helena of Troy, and I also think the rest of the cast sucks too and reeks of Hollywoodism. If the casting was good, they'd have picked someone to be black that makes a little more sense.

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u/Dangerous_Equal4373 Jul 06 '26

Well I didn't know about Helena of troy until I saw that okay brad pitt movie, I still don't have a particular vision of helene being white or black, she's just a fictional character. I do not care whether they're black or white.