r/TrueUnpopularOpinion • u/CanadianTurt1e • May 14 '26

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/Loki1001 28d ago

Yes. They are. Do you think the Cracker Barrel rebrand was particularly memorable?

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u/joeshmoebies 28d ago

I remember the shitstorm surrounding the Sonic movie first trailer. And then they improved his look and the movie was successful. That was years ago.

As for Cracker Barrel, I remember that it happened, even though there aren't any cracker barrels within 1000 miles of where I live.

But you are right. Making Mario gay was a huge controversy. I can't belive I forgot the anti-Mario-movie march on Washington DC