New Netflix Documentary Forgets Cleopatra was Greek

[Salty Ears]

Looks african, but for 1/4 ancient Ukrainian

[PHDNM]

Hawass criticizes depicting Cleopatra as black in Netflix film

April 14, 2023

Netflix launched the trailer for its documentary film “Queen Cleopatra”, directed by Jada Pinkett Smith, wife of the famous US star Will Smith, depicting Queen Cleopatra as a black woman, which former Egyptian Antiquities Minister Zahi Hawass described as “falsifying facts.”

Hawass commented on the movie, which sparked public criticism in Egypt for portraying the Ptolemaic Queen as black-skinned, saying: “This is completely fake.

Cleopatra was Greek, meaning that she was blonde, not black.”

Hawass added that in recent years a trend emerged, led by black Americans and blacks in South America, claiming that the Egyptian civilization is of black origin.

He stressed that such claims were completely false.

The black civilization has no connection with the Egyptian civilization, Hawass said, pointing out that the black civilization did not rule Egypt except in the twenty-fifth dynasty during the era of the Kingdom of Kush, i.e. at the end of the ancient Egyptian civilization.

Hawass pointed out that Egyptian temples contain drawings of Egyptian kings. These sketches are depictions of men striking their enemies.

The enemies are depicted as either African, Nubian, Libyan or Asian, and all of them look very different in nationality from the Egyptian kings.

“Netflix is trying to stir up confusion to spread false information that the origin of Egyptian civilization is black,” Hawass continued.

Hawass is calling to take a stand against Netflix platform.

https://egyptindependent.com/hawass-...-netflix-film/

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The Documentary “Queen Cleopatra” on Netflix Evokes Big Contradictions

April 15, 2023

Egyptians have voiced displeasure over the selection of a black actress as Cleopatra, the last active monarch of Egypt’s Ptolemaic Kingdom. Critics contend that Cleopatra had no African ancestors, and that casting a black actress in the role is an example of Afrocentrism and historical deception.

The Netflix documentary dispute illustrates the ongoing debate in entertainment about cultural representation and historical accuracy. Several Egyptians believe the casting decision was politically motivated, with the goal of pushing an Afrocentric narrative that is not historically correct, thereby rewriting history.

A petition demanding for the film’s screening to be cancelled has already received over 50,000 signatures. This illustrates public outrage over Cleopatra’s representation in the documentary.

https://flair-magazine.com/the-docum...ontradictions/

[Colonel Frank Grimes]

There is a petition going around to get the documentary removed from Netflix.

https://www.thearchaeologist.org/blo...ew-documentary

[Jacques de Imbelloni]

In the next Netflix documentary, we will see Idris Elba playing Beethoven.

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[Dandelion]

Well, I pay for zero streaming services. More people should do this.

[Petalpusher]

It's just the intro paving the way, you wait until we come to the Yakub part and all, it's hilarious and entertaining at least.

[Östsvensk]

Well, I pay for zero streaming services. More people should do this.

People pirate a lot less these days compared to the past due to the advent of streaming services.

[Dandelion]

The trailer also has a dude talking about racial features the Ancient Egyptians might have shared with him. Useless idiots to have in your society and potentially capable of doing a Pol Pot in times of more turmoil.

In the past a director like Mel Brooks could make good race swapping comedy. That's the route they should have went.