'Queen Cleopatra' director responds to "blackwashing" backlash
The director of the Netflix's upcoming docudrama 'Queen Cleopatra' has addressed the backlash over casting a Black actress in the lead role.
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Netflix's 'Cleopatra' Director Defends Casting: 'Why Do Some People Need Cleopatra to Be White?'
The director of Netflix's "Queen Cleopatra" docudrama series is defending the casting of a black actress as the Egyptian queen, who was not black, calling her decision a "political act."
Source: breitbart.com
Netflix sued for turning Cleopatra black
Netflix's Cleopatra film contradicts Egyptian history and promotes Afrocentrism, the lawsuit says Read Full Article at RT.com
Source: greekherald.com
Netflix's 'Queen Cleopatra' adaptation sued by Egyptian lawyer: A 'forgery'
An Egyptian lawyer is suing Netflix over its controversial documentary drama “Queen Cleopatra" for portraying the historic figure as Black.
Source: foxnews.com
Egyptian lawyer sues Netflix for 'blackwashing history' over new Cleopatra documentary
Mahmoud al-Semary wants the streaming service shut down after seeing the iconic leader portrayed as a Black woman.
Source: unilad.com
Egyptians complain over Netflix depiction of Cleopatra as black
Egyptians complain over Netflix depiction of Cleopatra as black
Source: daily-sun.com
Netflix Turns Off Comments on Cleopatra Trailer amid Backlash over Depicting Queen as Black
Netflix is being accused of "blackwashing" the history of Egypt's famed queen Cleopatra in its new docuseries that stars a black woman.
Source: breitbart.com
No, Cleopatra Wasn't Black And Other Things Netflix Gets Wrong
The American culture war has washed up on the shores of the Nile in the form of a historically illiterate Netflix series on ancient Egypt.
Source: thefederalist.com
Netflix series depicting Cleopatra as Black causes debate
The Netflix docudrama African Queens: Queen Cleopatra has caused controversy in Egypt for depicting the ancient ruler as Black.
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Source: faroutmagazine.co.uk
Welcome To IANS Live - ENTERTAINMENT - Black or 'light-skinned'? Upcoming Cleopatra docudrama sparks off colour war
Egyptian academics are claiming that Cleopatra, who was born in the Egyptian city of Alexandria in 69 BCE and belonged to a Greek-speaking dynasty, was of European descent and not Black.An E
Source: ianslive.in