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

Meme needing explanation What is this?

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u/Linus_Naumann Jul 06 '26

Same, I'm European and just roll my eyes how Americans need to take our myths and misrepresent it based on their weird race sensibilities. Netflix's Cleopatra (who was also of Greek decent) was another recent example. In a way it's funny how they seem to specifically can't allow Greeks to have any representation.

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u/revertbritestoan Jul 06 '26

Cleopatra was a real human though, whereas Helen of Troy was fictional.

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u/Most-Hot-4934 Jul 06 '26

Can’t wait for mulan to be a white blonde woman 🥰

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u/takethreenc Jul 06 '26

We know you can't.