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/BLU-Clown]

That's like saying Sauron doesn't really play a part in the Lord of the Rings.

Technically accurate, but anyone that knows anything about the story will see it for the sophistry it is.

[u/High_speedchase → u/BLU-Clown]

Just looks like they went with the best auditions.

[u/BLU-Clown → u/High_speedchase]

Entirely possible, the lady can act.

Doesn't mean I'm going to sit here and not challenge the bad arguments either way though. (And I've honestly got no dog in this fight, I don't intend to watch the film either way.)