Zendaya cast as Cleopatra in upcoming biopic, backlash for 'blackwashing' inevitably ensues

Apparently Hollywood has more authority than history when it comes to determining what historical [View this email in your browser]( [Blaze Media] [Blaze Media]   AM Edition November 24, 2023     TRENDING NOW [Image]( [Universities are 'indoctrination mills,' so how do we reverse course? Former professor of Portland State has brilliant answer]( [Image]( [This Thanksgiving, I am thankful for the wisdom of Thomas Sowell]( [Sponsor Image]( [Check out the unique bonuses in our Black Friday deal this year!]( Sponsored   MORE STORIES THAT MATTER [Image]( [Thankful for a capitalist Thanksgiving]( [Image]( [That we may all unite in rendering unto our Creator our sincere and humble thanks]( [Sponsor Image]( [Image]( [This Truthsgiving, I'm thankful for European settlement]( [Image]( [Be thankful for those who are willing to be offensive enough to get canceled]( [Image](   ONE LAST THING [Image]( [Zendaya cast as Cleopatra in upcoming biopic, backlash for 'blackwashing' inevitably ensues]( Apparently Hollywood has more authority than history when it comes to determining what historical figures looked like. “Thanks to Hollywood, it's just an established fact at this point that Cleopatra was in fact black, and if you don't like it, well, then you're clearly a racist,” says Lauren Chen sarcastically. Earlier th ... [Read more]( [Share on Facebook]( [Share on X (formerly Twitter)]( [Send as email](mailto:mailto:?subject=Zendaya cast as Cleopatra in upcoming biopic, backlash for 'blackwashing' inevitably ensues&body= [Forward this email]( [Blaze Media] © 2023 Blaze Media LLC. All Rights Reserved. You are receiving this email because you opted in to receive emails from Blaze Media. [Privacy Policy]( | [Manage your preferences]( | [Unsubscribe]( 8275 S. Eastern Ave, Ste 200-245 Las Vegas, Nevada, 89123, USA