Egyptians are outraged at Netflix for making Cleopatra Black
A government-owned Egyptian broadcaster wants to make its own series featuring a light-skinned Cleopatra.
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A government-owned Egyptian broadcaster wants to make its own series featuring a light-skinned Cleopatra.
Egypt is seeing red over Netflix’s new serial ‘Queen Cleopatra’. The portrayal of the historic queen by a biracial actress has prompted the Egyptian government to issue a statement, saying she was ‘light skinned and not Black’; a lawyer has filed a lawsuit against the streaming giant and a local broadcaster said it would be running its own show based on her. But what race did Queen Cleopatra belong to?
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