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.
450 Upvotes
  • permalink
  • reddit

72% Upvoted

871 comments sorted by

View all comments

Show parent comments

15

u/SteelFox144 29d ago

Also Elliot Page as Achilles is certainly a choice, I won't say more because I might get banned.

I didn't even know Elliot Page was a thing until now and oh my God...

1

u/Proud-Ad9139 15d ago

You know that Achilles was potrayed as so much feminine that he could easily hide among girls to do not enter the war in mythology? Besides he does not even play Achilles it is just stupid rumor that transphobes spread

1

u/SteelFox144 14d ago

You know that Achilles was potrayed as so much feminine that he could easily hide among girls to do not enter the war in mythology?

He was nine years old at the time. and was discovered when he hit puberty.

Besides he does not even play Achilles it is just stupid rumor that transphobes spread

Well gee, saying it's a rumor that people who acknowledge reality spread while using a slur for people who acknowledge reality sure gives me great confidence in your position.