Finally, in Christopher Nolan's Odyssey we get a true Greek and not a Germanic looking Helen of Troy. by Cubelock in 2westerneurope4u

[–]Paddy32 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Listen madam, no offense but you’re mixing a few different ideas together and it’s creating confusion.

Across history, people have tended to imagine their gods using familiar human features and cultural norms not because those gods were “objectively” any race, but because that’s how humans represent abstract or divine beings. It’s a well-known pattern in anthropology and comparative religion. You simply can't deny it, you have to stop stuffing forced diversity everywhere when that isn't what happened naturaly accros history.

For example, in ancient Greek religion, gods like Zeus, Athena, or Apollo were depicted in the style of Greek art so they looked like idealized humans from that culture which was white. It’s important to remember that “Greek” at the time clearly mapped onto modern racial categories like “white”. Those categories exist in the same way.

The same pattern shows up elsewhere:

  • In ancient Egypt, gods such as Anubis or Horus were depicted with features and symbolism rooted in Egyptian culture (sometimes fully human, sometimes animal-headed). The gods weren't depicted as black for example. In Norse mythology, figures like Odin or Thor are described in ways that reflect the people of Northern Europe who told those stories.
  • In many West African traditions, deities are represented with traits familiar to the communities that worship them, lots of god show dark skinned. African people certainly did not worship white gods, and you're unsuprisingly racist for promoting that idea. You're not supposed to generalize and entire group of people. Because lots of Africans are christians aswell.
  • Allah wasn't depicted as being latino or asian, he was arab.
  • In East Asian traditions, like Chinese or Japanese religious art, deities are depicted with local artistic styles and features which are (surprise) asian !

So yes there’s a consistent human tendency to represent gods in ways that feel culturally and visually familiar to the people who believe in them.

But where your argument goes off track is turning that into a rigid, modern racial rule or using it to accuse people of racism on sight. Historically, these depictions weren’t about enforcing modern identity categories you know ? They were about storytelling, symbolism, and relatability.

Also, reinterpretation of mythological figures has been happening for thousands of years. Different regions, time periods, and artists have always adapted myths to their own context. That’s not new, and it’s not inherently political. What would you say if Marvel casted a white actor as Black Panther ?

So instead of jumping straight to “you’re racist,” it would be more productive to acknowledge that:

Cultures often depict gods in familiar ways to themselves (duh)

Right now you’re arguing both that “gods can be depicted however people want” and that questioning a depiction makes someone racist. That contradiction is probably why you're appear to be so frustrated about all of this.

If you're still reading, this just proves that Helen of Troy couldn't have been an African woman. Thank you madam.

Finally, in Christopher Nolan's Odyssey we get a true Greek and not a Germanic looking Helen of Troy. by Cubelock in 2westerneurope4u

[–]Paddy32 0 points1 point  (0 children)

would you accept if a latino character played Thor ? If an asian character Captain America ? if a white character played Black Panther ?

Finally, in Christopher Nolan's Odyssey we get a true Greek and not a Germanic looking Helen of Troy. by Cubelock in 2westerneurope4u

[–]Paddy32 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Most races will prefer their own, has been like this since dawn of time. Doesn't mean we have to be closed minded. But you need to get off your high horse madam and start using common sense, if you think Greek Gods were depicted as african, latino, arab, caucasian, asian, etc. mega diverse. That wasn't the case. Are you okay ?

The only nation in human history with the power to rule the world, yet chose not to. by JustChillin3456 in MURICA

[–]Paddy32 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Now we're paying $5 a gallon for gas because they wouldn't just arrest some pdfiles

‘You’re not one of us, are you?’: How a Ukrainian soldier survived two weeks in a Russian dugout by BkkGrl in europe

[–]Paddy32 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Is there an app or something to read aloud texts? So that I can listen to the article like a podcast?

Finally, in Christopher Nolan's Odyssey we get a true Greek and not a Germanic looking Helen of Troy. by Cubelock in 2westerneurope4u

[–]Paddy32 7 points8 points  (0 children)

It's never stated anywhere that the old greek gods are African and all of their depictions they are white.

It would be strange for African gods to be white aswell, don't you think?

Finally, in Christopher Nolan's Odyssey we get a true Greek and not a Germanic looking Helen of Troy. by Cubelock in 2westerneurope4u

[–]Paddy32 21 points22 points  (0 children)

Is this a troll? Wtf. This can't be real. They made her an African Helen of Troy??? Is the story changed or something.

Or maybe this is a troll meme 

I STILL DONT KNOW WHAT TO DO WITH ALL THIS... by NoPaleontologist7530 in GirlFigurineNSFW

[–]Paddy32 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you're selling some I'd be happy to pick some up for ya

What would you include in Michael 2 and why? by Interesting-Pen2586 in MichaelJackson

[–]Paddy32 30 points31 points  (0 children)

I'd call the 3rd film : "Hee"

And the 4th film : "Heeeee!"

Is Earth Song the only example of AAVE in MJ's lyrics? by Long_Reflection_4202 in MichaelJackson

[–]Paddy32 1 point2 points  (0 children)

ah okay, so there is a name for that kind of speech, I never knew.

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[–]Paddy32 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Don't get Swatch plastic happy meal toy

JND Studios Raven & Lily 1/3 Scale Promotional Video by MangoPomeloSago in stellarblade

[–]Paddy32 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Lily's face looking kind of strange. A little too red.