Lupita Nyong'o is black and plays Helen. The original poster in the meme thinks this would be fixed by casting the above actress who, if you've wver been to Greece, looks way more caucasian/white than your average Greek.
More model-ish than the average Greek sure, but not more caucasian. Their majority is light skinned like this. Google “Greek people faces” and you’ll see it.
If you actually study Ancient Greece, the material culture and literary sources all say that the beauty standards for women was light skin- being pale was a sign of wealth since it meant a woman didn’t have to work outdoors. All ancient depictions of Helen of Troy thus make her pale skinned if they described her colour.
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u/Far_Ladder_2836 13d ago
Lupita Nyong'o is black and plays Helen. The original poster in the meme thinks this would be fixed by casting the above actress who, if you've wver been to Greece, looks way more caucasian/white than your average Greek.