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How in the world can they spout this nonsense? Just say your don’t care about Tolkien or Amazon can make it’s own diverse fantasy that checks all the boxes. They butchered wheel of time. Wasn’t that enough?
Well, the black King Arthur was clear and open about how he doesn't care about the legend in the least.
It was only 2 years ago and yet there was a much dissent even among the redditors on /r/Netflix: https://www.reddit.com/r/netflix/comments/i8t1h2/cursed_is_black_arthur_cultura_appropriation/
There were indeed vaguely exotic Saracens (Muslims) and even a few outright (half)Africans in King Arthur's court. One of these Saracens even long resisted the peer pressure to convert to Christianity and yet was described in only positive terms in the 13th-century stories written (down) by Christian monks, which is highly interesting in itself.
Also there were even similarly surprisingly highly positively-described homosexual characters, and a whole lot of crossdressing (while in real life Joan d'Arc was burned for wearing man clothes). And just tons of magic, which of course was also totally haram in the real world (while believed to be real).
Redditors gonna reddit.
I'd give my pinky toe to play King Arthur and I can't act for shit. Imagine being given an opportunity like that and not giving a shit. Where is the respect for legends and mythos
I’ve been meaning to read the King Arthur stories. Sounds much more interesting than Netflix for sure. He could’ve take that story for inspiration and build his own story. I always saw Joan d’arc as disguising herself so she dressed like a man for that reason
It was never a matter of disguise, at all: https://www.jeanne-darc.info/biography/clothing/
Man, you've got to read Warlord Chronicles.
https://thereadingdesk.com/the-winter-king-bernard-cornwall/
Thanks for the recommendation. Oh ok well wouldn’t she be a tomboy by todays standards?