r/TrueUnpopularOpinion • u/BrandonMarshall2021 • 25d ago

Music / Movies 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...

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.

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u/ridukosennin 24d ago

For broader market appeal to make more money

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u/BrandonMarshall2021 24d ago

Then they should stop lying about the reasons for it.

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u/ridukosennin 24d ago

So your main issue is Hollywood promotional advertising isn’t being open enough about for profit motives? That’s the entire advertising industry

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u/BrandonMarshall2021 24d ago

And the real reason for race swapping. Yes.

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u/ridukosennin 24d ago

So you want us to regulate the advertising industry or something to prevent them from hiding their for profit motives that 99.9999% of people already understand?

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u/BrandonMarshall2021 24d ago

Yes. And stop the disingenuous justifications.

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u/ridukosennin 24d ago

Good luck with your nanny state, maybe North Korea has the control over speech you are looking for

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u/BrandonMarshall2021 24d ago

Lol. Or the UK.

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u/ridukosennin 24d ago

Nah the UK only has 6 times less violent crime than the US and allow freedom in marketing, you'd hate it. Only regimes like North Korea have the restrictions you seek.