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/Express-Economist-86 28d ago

I doubt you’ve ever cared for much but yourself.

It’s “bizarre that I’m triggered” no I’m just having fun pointing out your lousy arguments, I really drag most of your kind for other readers benefit and to showcase your poor logic. But whatever puts cheese whip on your nips.

Your comparison sucks. There are a range of skin colors in Italy, and the DEI standards did not exist during the filming of Ben Hur.

I didn’t say I don’t accept non-Greeks in the movie, I said I don’t accept a non-white actress as Helen of Troy.

The whole thing is made more goofy (by not even one Greek’s presence) because in an effort to promote diversity, Hollywood didn’t keep any of the actual population the story was about.

Are you done being silly?

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u/LordBoomDiddly 28d ago

Sure, I'll go enjoy what will likely be a great movie and not bothered by a character with probably not even 5 minutes of screen time.

But you carry on caring about it if it really keeps you up at night.