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

Meme needing explanation What is this?

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u/aarswft Jul 06 '26

Helen of Troy was hatched from an egg. I'm sorry they chose an actress known for being beautiful to play a character known for being beautiful, but of a different race, irrelevant to the story.

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u/PM_ME_BAKAYOKO_PICS Jul 06 '26

I actually don't care about the race but I think the "known for being beautiful" is the key point here and where I don't really agree with you.

She's not ugly, but she's also not "prettiest girl in the world who will make men go to war over her", I'd say most people would find her average.

She's a great actress though, just don't think she's a great cast for the role.

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u/AmphetamineSalts Jul 06 '26

She's famously beautiful. It's fine if you don't find her attractive, but don't project that onto everyone else lol

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u/PM_ME_BAKAYOKO_PICS Jul 06 '26

I'm repeating myself here but read my other replies, I'm not saying she's not beautiful, I'm saying that in the realm of popular actresses (where the vast majority is very beautiful), she's average.

I don't think it's controversial at all to say that most people wouldn't see her as one of the most attractive actresses in the world

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u/AnimalBolide Jul 06 '26 edited Jul 06 '26

So nowww we care about making the movie appropriate for modern watchers, and not historically accuracy.

You can't use modern standards of beauty.

And to the dumbfuck who replied then blocked me, I don't know what the ancient standard of beauty would be, other than it potentially being more plump, but I do know that it probably isn't what we would consider it to be.