What’s the big deal with Gal Gadot playing Cleopatra? Let’s discuss

[_leo45326_]

The internet is fuming over Israeli actress Gal Gadot playing Cleopatra. What’s the fuss?

- First of all Cleopatra was Greek (and if she happened to have Egyptian heritage from her mother, it would have been Middle Eastern, not Black.)

- Gal is Ashkenazi Jewish. Ashkenazi Jews are indigenous to Israel and have a significant amount of Middle Eastern ancestry. Gal look pretty Mediterranean/Middle Eastern. It literally cannot be whitewashing when the actress in question is NOT white.

- Acting is pretending to be someone you are not. As long as they don’t have to change the actor’s phenotype, what’s so bad about them playing someone of an ethnicity phenotypically similar to their own?

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[Abdelnour]

The only potential issue I see is an Israeli actress playing an Egyptian. And even then, it more has to do with politics and religion.

Anyone bringing up the race card in regards of this issue is an idiot, plain and simple.

[AdrianV]

There is already a thread on the topic here. Cleopatra was Macedonian/Greek and Gadot can certainly pass for that look.

[Óttar]

Wait til they find out the etymology of the name Cleopatra means "Glory of the Fatherland" from Greek. Kleos "glory" + Patra "Fatherland".

[dududud]

Cleopatra was Macedonian and this people don't look like Jews.

Macedonians are not jews, genetically speaking.

Gadot looks like a Jew, not a Macedonian. Hybride race.

[Ethel]

Bc america's liberal left is retarded and thinks that putting a black actress to play the role of a historical figure who wasn't black will solve racism.

She's a zionist bitch, anyway

[Hamilcar]

Bc america's liberal left is retarded and thinks that putting a black actress to play the role of a historical figure who wasn't black will solve racism.

She's a zionist bitch, anyway

I didn't know you were against zionism interesting

[AdrianV]

Bc america's liberal left is retarded and thinks that putting a black actress to play the role of a historical figure who wasn't black will solve racism.

She's a zionist bitch, anyway

There a lot of non American Arabs complaining that an Arabic actress was not chosen LOL.

[Ethel]

I didn't know you were against zionism interesting

I'm a Marxist, you'll hardly find any marxist/communist who isn't anti-Zionism.

There a lot of non American Arabs complaining that an Arabic actress was not chosen LOL.

I think Hollywood should stop trying to portray historical figures and events from other peoples and cultures altogether

[AdrianV]

I'm a Marxist, you'll hardly find any marxist/communist who isn't anti-Zionism.



I think Hollywood should stop trying to portray historical figures and events from other peoples and cultures altogether