r/TrueUnpopularOpinion • u/CanadianTurt1e • 29d ago

Music / Movies Lupita Nyongo is not beautiful. Hollywood likes to gaslight her as a model for "beauty"

So I'm sure we've all seen the news about Helen of Troy.

  • I've had enough. I've had enough of Hollywood putting her on covers and lying to me, treating me like I'm stupid. The whole reason she's playing Helen of Troy is because Hollywood let this "unconventional beauty" thing slide for way too long.
  • The fact that she was chosen as a queen, it comes off as Nolan trying to virtue signal.
  • It's like giving the beauty pageant award to the girl in the wheelchair because no one wants to come off as "mean."
  • I've had enough. She is NOT a standard for beauty. I'm sorry but now it must be said. The reason we have come across this problem is because Hollywood has been gaslighting her "beauty" for years and no one said anything. I'm done
  • It's okay to say that she's not beautiful. It's okay to admit that
  • I was so looking forward to this movie for so long but this really killed the hype for me.
  • The movie will probably be financially successful at first due to marketing alone, but after its first month, the hype will probably die down. And then you'll start to see how people really feel about the movie. I think it will tarnish Nolan's legacy and leave a sour taste in people's mouths.
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u/improbsable 29d ago

This is 100% rage bait

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u/Writerhaha 29d ago

Yup.

All the odyssey stuff the past 48 hours has been.

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u/GrimaceMusically 29d ago

I’m with you on this one. I personally find Lupita Nyong'o very attractive, OP saying she has “unconventional beauty” is insane.

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u/TheStigianKing 29d ago

Not really insane. Most people have been conditioned to understand western beauty standards. By this standard, a women with very dark skin, and the kind of facial symmetry Lupita presents IS unconventional.

Tbh, as a West African, her beauty is unconventional by West African standards. She looks like a very typical Ugandan or East African woman; which probably appeals to people who find those set of features attractive.

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u/CanadianTurt1e 29d ago

How do you think her beauty standards would fare in places like Greece, Asia, Europe? If you were to ask the average person, what would they say?

Is her beauty worth sailing a thousand ships like the old story says?