Writer and Comedian Michael Loftus reacts to actress Lupita Nyong’o complaining about the lack of female representation in the ancient epic ‘The Odyssey’.
Not all stories need to include "such and such group perspective" because stories have themes and perspectives. The Odyssey is a story about a guy trying to get home to his family after a war and getting lost at sea, given that women do feature quite prominently in the story and even exert considerable will on the events. Circe keeps him stuck on the island at the start because she is enamored by him, Athena helps him get home and provides wisdom, Penelope under a lot of social/political pressure finds clever ways of delaying getting remarried. The story can't happen without women exerting their will even in the context of a story about the types of journeys men found themselves experiencing far more than women in that time/place.
The elite just don't get it. Insulated live's. Mix it up with people outside of your familiar group a little bit, now & then. Take Consulea the fortune teller out for brunch sometime.
The face that launched rcsm in Greece. Take it from a Greek the backlash is out of proportion for this "person". First black Achilees, then black Athena, then Cleopatra, now this. We have had ENOUGH.
History professor here. She is so off on this. First women had strong roles in the poem, and 2nd this is classic Presentism.
The fact that people are still making movies on the epic poem from 2700 years ago, shows how remarkable a work it is. . If anyone wants some background as to the story of the Odyssey and the history of the real war that the poem is based on, I have a lecture that covers it. The Odyssey Explained (Before You Watch the Movie...or Even If You Never Do!) I do wonder if there has been anything written in the last 150 years that people will still be reading 2500 years from now.
In Greece, Homer is still relevant today. We even use our amphitheatres from 25 centuries ago, like Epidaurus, for entertainment. Who do you think will remember you in 2,5 months?
The Iliad is a poem about the recovery of a woman, but actually about conquering. The Odyssey basically covers Odysseus' arduous return to his family. In both poems the women are fully represented and described. I don't know what Looney tunes story this silly actress is attempting to describe.
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The fact that people are still making movies on the epic poem from 2700 years ago, shows how remarkable a work it is. . If anyone wants some background as to the story of the Odyssey and the history of the real war that the poem is based on, I have a lecture that covers it. The Odyssey Explained (Before You Watch the Movie...or Even If You Never Do!) I do wonder if there has been anything written in the last 150 years that people will still be reading 2500 years from now.
Helen
Penelope
Nausicaa
Circe
Calypso
Arete
Eurycleia
Clytemnestra
Andromache
Hecuba
Briseis
Chryseis
Cassandra
Thetis
Aphrodite
Athena
Hera
In Greece, Homer is still relevant today. We even use our amphitheatres from 25 centuries ago, like Epidaurus, for entertainment. Who do you think will remember you in 2,5 months?