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Netflix Users Roast Jada Pinkett Smith’s ‘Queen Cleopatra’ Series, Audience Scores At The Bottom Of A Landfill

May 15, 2023

Netflix users did not hold back in roasting Jada Pinkett Smith and Netflix's docudrama series, Queen Cleopatra. Heavy is the head that wears Cleopatra's (Adele James) crown in Queen Cleopatra (2023), Netfli...

Cleopatra (Adele James) looks upon her court in Queen Cleopatra (2023), Netflix

Netflix’s ‘Queen Cleopatra’ Star Adele James Dismisses Egyptian Complaints About Docuseries’ Race-Swapping: “Blackwashing Isn’t A Thing”

Spencer Baculi

May 11, 2023

Television

Though there has been a loud backlash from Egyptian nationals - including the country's government itself - towards Netflix's race-swapping of their history for Queen Cleopatra, the docuseries' star Adele James...

Cleopatra (Adele James) looks out upon the sands in Queen Cleopatra (2023), Netflix

Egypt’s Ministry Of Tourism And Archaeology Lambasts Netflix’s Decision To Race-Swap ‘Queen Cleopatra’, Says It “Competes With The Simplest Historical Facts”

Spencer Baculi

April 30, 2023

Television

It seems that it's not just individual historians and fans of objective truth that have taken issue with Netflix's decision to race-swap the eponymous ruler for their upcoming Queen Cleopatra docuseries, as Egy...

Cleopatra (Adele James) oversees her court in Queen Cleopatra (2023), Netflix

Netflix’s ‘Queen Cleopatra’ Director Condescendingly Dismisses Criticism Against Series’ Race-Swapping Of Actual History: “We Don’t Realize That Misogynoir Still Has An Effect On Us Today”

Spencer Baculi

April 24, 2023

Television

In what may go down as one of the most condescending and tone-deaf responses to criticism of all time (not that she cares for history away), the director of Netflix's upcoming Queen Cleopatra has defended the s...

Cleopatra (Adele James) rules over the Ptolemaic Kingdom in Queen Cleopatra (2023), Netflix

Change.org Removes Petition Calling On Netflix To Cancel Race-Swapped ‘Queen Cleopatra’ Docuseries Due To Historical Inaccuracy, Claims It Violated Community Guidelines

Spencer Baculi

April 17, 2023

Television

In the latest proof that denial is not just a river in Egypt, Change.org has removed a campaign calling on Netflix to cancel their recently announced Queen Cleopatra docuseries due to its blatant historical ina...

Heavy is the head that wears Cleopatra's (Adele James) crown in Queen Cleopatra (2023), Netflix

Netflix’s Upcoming ‘Queen Cleopatra’ Docuseries To Race-Swap Historical Egyptian Ruler: “Cleopatra Is A Queen Who Many Know About, But Not In Her Truth”

Spencer Baculi

April 13, 2023

Television

No longer content with overwriting the source material of various comic books, video games, novels, and anime Netflix has now turned its identity politics attentions towards real world history, as the streaming...

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Netflix Users Roast Jada Pinkett Smith’s ‘Queen Cleopatra’ Series, Audience Scores At The Bottom Of A Landfill

Netflix’s ‘Queen Cleopatra’ Star Adele James Dismisses Egyptian Complaints About Docuseries’ Race-Swapping: “Blackwashing Isn’t A Thing”

Egypt’s Ministry Of Tourism And Archaeology Lambasts Netflix’s Decision To Race-Swap ‘Queen Cleopatra’, Says It “Competes With The Simplest Historical Facts”

Netflix’s ‘Queen Cleopatra’ Director Condescendingly Dismisses Criticism Against Series’ Race-Swapping Of Actual History: “We Don’t Realize That Misogynoir Still Has An Effect On Us Today”

Change.org Removes Petition Calling On Netflix To Cancel Race-Swapped ‘Queen Cleopatra’ Docuseries Due To Historical Inaccuracy, Claims It Violated Community Guidelines

Netflix’s Upcoming ‘Queen Cleopatra’ Docuseries To Race-Swap Historical Egyptian Ruler: “Cleopatra Is A Queen Who Many Know About, But Not In Her Truth”