Egyptians demand an end to the falsification of Queen Cleopatra's history: Almost 60k Sign the Petition to Stop Netflix's new Documentary
Netflix’s new series “Queen Cleopatra,” produced by Jada Pinkett Smith, wife of Will Smith, a petition to cancel the show has gained significant traction online. Over 60,000 people have already signed the petition, which calls for the cancellation of the show due to concerns surrounding historical inaccuracies and cultural appropriation.
Critics argue that the series, which chronicles the life of the last pharaoh of ancient Egypt, Cleopatra VII, is riddled with historical inaccuracies that perpetuate misconceptions about the real origin of the Queen. The contentious series has spurred heated discussions on social media about historical revisionism, racism, supremacism, and ethnicity. Additionally, concerns have been raised about the casting of the main character, with some arguing that the actress chosen to play Cleopatra is not representative of the historical figure’s ethnicity.

Maha Shehata and Aikk Yasser organized the petition to halt the upcoming documentary because it was “falsifying history.” The creators of the petition claim that Egyptians who believed that Egyptian history was being misrepresented were responsible for its creation.
A group’s desire to claim Egypt’s history and deprive the true Egyptians of it is being pushed via the pseudoscience known as “afrocentrism.” They are still trying to fabricate history using fraudulent articles and no supporting proof, according to the petition’s opening statement.
Controversy and Representation: The Debate Over Queen Cleopatra’s Portrayal

The debate surrounding the portrayal of Queen Cleopatra in Netflix’s new series has sparked significant discussion on social media platforms. Central to the debate is the question of whether Cleopatra should be portrayed as a black queen or if another representation is more historically accurate.
Cleopatra VII, the last pharaoh of ancient Egypt, was a member of the Ptolemaic dynasty, which descended from Ptolemy I, a Macedonian Greek general who served under Alexander the Great. As a result, some argue that Cleopatra’s ancestry was primarily Greek, and thus, she should not be portrayed as a black queen.
Others, however, assert that presenting Cleopatra as a black queen could contribute to a more inclusive and diverse representation of historical figures in film and television.
The debate on social media has led to a wide range of opinions, with some users advocating for more historically accurate portrayals and others stressing the importance of diverse representation in media. As with any historical figure, it can be challenging to determine the exact appearance of Cleopatra, which leaves room for interpretation and artistic license. The conversation surrounding the representation of Queen Cleopatra highlights the complexities of portraying historical figures in modern media and raises questions about the responsibilities of filmmakers and producers when depicting history.

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Things too much for my head!
I have problem assimilating this write-up.

Colourless

Wetin them talk for the write-up?..

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Egyptians demand an end to the falsification of Queen Cleopatra's history: Almost 60k Sign the Petition to Stop Netflix's new Documentary
Netflix’s new series “Queen Cleopatra,” produced by Jada Pinkett Smith, wife of Will Smith, a petition to cancel the show has gained significant traction online. Over 60,000 people have already signed the petition, which calls for the cancellation of the show due to concerns surrounding historical inaccuracies and cultural appropriation.
Critics argue that the series, which chronicles the life of the last pharaoh of ancient Egypt, Cleopatra VII, is riddled with historical inaccuracies that perpetuate misconceptions about the real origin of the Queen. The contentious series has spurred heated discussions on social media about historical revisionism, racism, supremacism, and ethnicity. Additionally, concerns have been raised about the casting of the main character, with some arguing that the actress chosen to play Cleopatra is not representative of the historical figure’s ethnicity.

Maha Shehata and Aikk Yasser organized the petition to halt the upcoming documentary because it was “falsifying history.” The creators of the petition claim that Egyptians who believed that Egyptian history was being misrepresented were responsible for its creation.
A group’s desire to claim Egypt’s history and deprive the true Egyptians of it is being pushed via the pseudoscience known as “afrocentrism.” They are still trying to fabricate history using fraudulent articles and no supporting proof, according to the petition’s opening statement.
Controversy and Representation: The Debate Over Queen Cleopatra’s Portrayal

The debate surrounding the portrayal of Queen Cleopatra in Netflix’s new series has sparked significant discussion on social media platforms. Central to the debate is the question of whether Cleopatra should be portrayed as a black queen or if another representation is more historically accurate.
Cleopatra VII, the last pharaoh of ancient Egypt, was a member of the Ptolemaic dynasty, which descended from Ptolemy I, a Macedonian Greek general who served under Alexander the Great. As a result, some argue that Cleopatra’s ancestry was primarily Greek, and thus, she should not be portrayed as a black queen.
Others, however, assert that presenting Cleopatra as a black queen could contribute to a more inclusive and diverse representation of historical figures in film and television.
The debate on social media has led to a wide range of opinions, with some users advocating for more historically accurate portrayals and others stressing the importance of diverse representation in media. As with any historical figure, it can be challenging to determine the exact appearance of Cleopatra, which leaves room for interpretation and artistic license. The conversation surrounding the representation of Queen Cleopatra highlights the complexities of portraying historical figures in modern media and raises questions about the responsibilities of filmmakers and producers when depicting history.

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Arabs of Egypt are so unreal to admit the truth. They keep trying to do away with the black history in Egypt but it kept haunting them. No wonder the excluded history in their curriculm.

These people keeps breaking noses of Busts and kept lying about the era of Black people in Egypt. No wonder, the world is gradually seeing the evidence in black and white about the might of the Ancient Egyptians.

Good old Cleo was of black African and Greek descent.

Na me talk am. I dey my house. Make dem bring the petition paper come. We go use am wrap akara and suya.

Egyptians are a tad too touchy about this race thing though. This was how they blew a gasket when Louis Gossett Jr, a black American actor played Anwar Sadat. And then again when they lost their minds and wanted to boycott Kevin Hart's show because Kevin had said in the past that Ancient Egypt was black.

Oddly enough, they never say anything when pasty-white Europeans play Ancient Egyptians. Only when black people do so.

But with that said, Cleopatra probably looked nothing like that woman who played her on the Netflix show. She came from a long line of Macedonian (and therefore European) ancestry. Even if we concede that her mother was a native (and therefore brown) Egyptian, she would have still come out looking a lot more Caucasian than that actor.

Good points.

But "Whites" cannot have it both ways. People around that area were mixed blood that were never considered themselves white or black until arbitrary designation of serfs, slaves and other poor people as white to divide and rule people. They never considered themselves as white or Black but we're so designated to give supervisory role or privileged supervisors of workers in the fields or plantations.

They introduced the "One Drop" rule against others and their own children from raped Black women that they sold indifferently into slavery.

So, Netflix is right to color Cleopatra and many have done the same with Jesus based on the mixed areas they come from.

Even Southern Italians and their descendants today are darker than some Africans.

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Egyptians are a tad too touchy about this race thing though. This was how they blew a gasket when Louis Gossett Jr, a black American actor played Anwar Sadat. And then again when they lost their minds and wanted to boycott Kevin Hart's show because Kevin had said in the past that Ancient Egypt was black.

Oddly enough, they never say anything when pasty-white Europeans play Ancient Egyptians. Only when black people do so.

But with that said, Cleopatra probably looked nothing like that woman who played her on the Netflix show. She came from a long line of Macedonian (and therefore European) ancestry. Even if we concede that her mother was a native (and therefore brown) Egyptian, she would have still come out looking a lot more Caucasian than that actor.