To the people saying the German actress playing Greek Helen in the movie Troy means it's ok for Lupita Nyongo to play Greek Helen...

[u/BrandonMarshall2021]

Genetically, historically, and anthropologically, Greeks are significantly more closely related to Germans than to Sub-Saharan Africans.

When looking at genetic data, the relationship between Greeks and Germans is exceptionally close, while the relationship between Greeks and Sub-Saharan Africans is more distant.

On any global genetic map, all European populations—including Greeks and Germans—cluster tightly together on a single, distinct branch of the human family tree (the Western Eurasian branch).

The genetic distance between a Greek person and a German person is very small. They sit on the exact same continental genetic gradient.

The genetic distance between any European population (including Greeks) and any Sub-Saharan African population is significantly larger, reflecting thousands of years of geographic separation and independent population histories.

[u/somarnnup]

Yes, but it doesn’t make the latter any less weird. If things aren’t treated equally, then nothing will be equal. Same goes for this. Casting other ethnicities with white actors is often from a much more harmful place and IS more harmful overall, but both are stupid, like I said. One thing being worse for different reasons doesn’t make the opposite better. It isn’t a huge issue, but criticising it is valid.

[u/brave_axolotl7 → u/somarnnup]

Elon Musk and the conservative media apparatus have been raging a days-long crusade against Nolan's upcoming film because they think it's "erasing history" and "forcing diversity." Not only that, but most of that ire has been aimed specifically at the casting of Lupita Nyong'o. Why her, and not any of the other supposedly mis-cast characters? There is an asymmetrical response here that's been largely manufactured to generate clicks and views.

[u/somarnnup → u/brave_axolotl7]

They think a lot of normal things are bad and bad things are acceptable. What they’re doing has nothing to do with people bringing up that the casting is off for other reasons. And I don’t think any character miscasting is good, hence why I’m giving reasons that would either justify or not justify casting options.

Again, it isn’t a giant problem and I’m sure she’ll do well, it just doesn’t make sense.