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Why did you think that the killing of the last sex worker was comedic? I didn't see it that way at all

The end of the video where the narrator say's that the film acts as a reassurance to western audience that we are lucky not to live in a misogynistic society where brutal acts against women occur is a false one. Anyone with a scrap of awareness knows this is an international problem not a geographic or race based issue. It's worth bearing in mind that the film wasn't a documentary. The narrator also demonstrates a lack of understanding of the language of cinema.

B+ NYU term paper, less so in the world of the great unswashed. Obviously cinema is inherently fictional. Is this seriously up for discussion? I find it absurd to accept a thesis that would dismiss as orientalist a lion's share of Iranian cinema outright. (Or is that statement shamelessly Animalist?). And yes, western culture is inherently misogynistic, though hardly to the extent as is Iran.

She was Greek.

Sit 🪑 down 👇 little girl you can't educate me on Ancient Egypt it was African couture period not Egyptian 💯 true facts 💯 facts

Cleopatra was born in Africa 🌍 it would make Cleopatra African Queen 👑 not Egyptian Queen she was Greek okay 👍 who cares I don't 😢😢

King 👑 Tut mummie African his grandmother Queen Tiye African Queen 👑 Nerfertiti African not Egyptian white women 💯 true facts

Elephant in the room: Cleopatra VII had children with Romans. Caesar claimed divine ancestry but Mark Antony was a plebeian. Cleopatra did not follow the tradition.

Are u here to describe the world's History of movie?😂😂😂😂

So if the events in the movie are not accurate, what actually happened?

What a long and disjointed story, Macedonian or Greek is European and Europeans are predominantly White, So Cleopatra was definitely White, Fortunately, we also have the images of her from that time and guess what?,..... indeed White.

Can we just show the scientific facts:: None of the mummies found had black Afro hair. None. So let’s not label Egyptians as black. Also are the people of Carthage black? North Africa is not black. They might be dark but not black.

Finally someone makes SENSE with his comments and deals with FACTS! So many people freak out when reminded that race is cultural rather than genetic. It shakes their foundational beliefs.

If Cleopatra stood here today, 95% of the world would put her in the White class just due to her skin tone and facial features without question. She probably would have Olive skin, dark eyes, Dark hair, and dark eye brown. I would guess she would have a skin tone close to my own. I am Armenian and have darker skin than your common white folk but even I would be called white. I have been called Mexican before when tan. because of my darker skin, I tan very dark, but when I am not tan, I have olive skin and would be called white in today's society. You my good sir, I trying to split hairs and stay in the middle trying to please everyone, instead of just being honest and bold with honesty. Without question in today society Cleo would be looked at as white just like I am, and I'm Armenian.

There is no evidence that Cleopatra's image was influenced by "Persian or "Levantine" nobility". All records depict her as a Caucasian of northern Greek origin. I don't know why it is so hard for all youtube "historians" to just state a simple fact. The family that was so obsessed with keeping its lineage pure that it married its own siblings and offspring at least deserves the courtesy of not injecting into it, modern-day speculations.

Cleopatra was a slave trader and a very brutal leader. There is nothing good about her. As for how she looked I have no interest in this.

You think people don't want to see accurate documentaries? That is incorrect. A documentary's purpose it to give an accurate account. If it does not attempt to do so, then it is not a documentary by definition.

With all due respect, I kinda feel like you are so eager to avoid the pseudo-scientific rhetoric surrounding Cleopatra's "race" in this "documentary" that you inadvertently pay a COMPLIMENT IN REVERSE. [1] It's true that ancient peoples didn't have the same perception of things like "race" and ancestry that modern people have. However, that doesn't mean that ancient people's understanding in this regard was more VALID, nor does it necessarily mean that our modern understanding is INVALID. Gods aren't real, so Cleopatra's own understanding of herself as of divine descent is invalid. Ancient peoples lived long before Crick, Watson, Darwin, and others and so didn't understand descent, evolution, or DNA. They didn't have the same capabilities in terms of transportation and communication, and so didn't have the opportunity to encounter people of differing climes and nations to the same degree, and this is partly why they didn't have the same understanding of "race." [2] People often say that "race" is a SOCIAL CONSTRUCT. There is some truth to this, but it is sort of an EQUIVOCATION (the fallacy of playing with terminology rather than substance). Here is an example of the Equivocation Fallacy: PERSON-A: large mouth bass are BITING OFF the coast of California. PERSON-B: that's impossible, they can't BITE OFF the coast of California, their mouths are too small. See the fallacy? BITE OFF can have more than one meaning, and person-b confuses the conversation by using the meaning that obviously wasn't intended. "Race" is another word people equivocate on. It is more accurate to say that it is both a social construct and a phenotypical reality. We see that the human species is not a monolith, and that discrete populations of humanity can display phenotypical differences. Most people in sub-Saharan Africa have wooly hair and ebony skin, while many people in Sweden have very light skin, and sometimes have blue eyes and blonde hair. This is not a social construct but an objective reality. The social construct aspect comes into play in how we perceive these biological differences. Despite science proving over and over again that these phenotypical differences are superficial and irrelevant, the general populace doesn't understand. They tend to attach importance and perceptions to these differences that aren't real. However, the "lie" can become the "truth" in that if enough people share a perception in common (despite not being real) it informs how we behave towards one another, and even how we perceive ourselves. In this sense, race is indeed a "social construct." And being a modern social construct, it isn't own that Cleopatra would have shared. That said, it is an EQUIVOCATION to pretend like you don't understand what the statement "Cleopatra was black" is intended to mean. They obviously don't mean "black" the social construct, but "black" the phenotype. The only reason they care is because of social construct reasons, but you are smart enough to know what they meant. They meant that she had phenotypical traits typical of people of sub-Saharan Africa, or people overseas descended from sub-Saharan Africa (traits much like those of the actress who portrayed her). In other words, would Cleopatra be "black" as we would understand "black," at least in terms of her appearance (whether or not Cleopatra herself had any such concept of "black-ness" as modern people do isn't relevant). All you had to say was, "no, she most certainly was not. She probably looked like a Levantine person (Egyptian, Turkish, etc.).

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another jada madness...🤮

Well in all fairness one of the so called experts in the doco did say Black Cleopatra came to her in a dream and asked her to tell her story. I dont know whats more scientific than that.

I thought there was at least some evidence that Cleopatra was a red head and that usually goes with rather pale skin. In any case calling it a documentary and emphasizing the racial aspects invites the corrections and criticisms of those positions.

Egypt is in Africa, Horns indicate evil, there are no divine people. There were no God’s , This is mythology, made up by people who think they’re better than others. STOP.

What "black British actress?" Have you actually seen what she looks like? Apparently not. Adele James is mixed race, certainly not black.

Egypt should make a black Joan of Arc documentary.

People who watch documentaries don't want them to be accurate? I guess there must be another reason this film currently sits at a 3% audience score on Rotten Tomatoes, then... Also, you live in 2023 with a full knowledge that DNA exists. What historical figures believed about their ancestral connection to gods is interesting; but irrelevant to modern-day questions of a historical figure's ethnicity, and a total non-sequitur to the discussion at hand. What a bizarre fucking video.

Ancient historians just didn't care what a person looked like. We know Julius Caear was bald because of realistic sculpture, but was he dark-eyed or light-eyed? It seems that historians didn't care.

Sorry, but this i snot the same as the Elizabeth Taylor film. THAT was a movie - this other thing has "DOCUMENTARY" plastered all over it. I could care less if they hire actresses who don't look like the historical figure - though why they would puzzles me. But don't use the word "documentary" when you're presenting a work of absolute fiction, with sources that include "my grandmother."

0:00 Intro 0:47 Who is Prigozhin (the rebel)? 1:56 Prigozhin in Ukraine 2:31 Why Russia is not an isolated case 3:41 Rebellion in Ancient Rome 4:41 Rebellion in America 8:57 Prigozhin prepares for a coup 10:22 Prigozhin's march on Moscow 11:42 Why did the coup fail?

Thanks Amir! Another well researched, professionally produced presentation! I will need to watch this a few times, given the amount of amazing research and issues raised! You are, indeed, an historian with a very fresh perspective!

I can’t stop replaying the intro

I agree with your conclusion - that Putin will ultimately be forced to take violent action against Prigozhin, else invite further challenges to his authority. I wonder, though, what Lukashenko's interests would be in this matter (to keep Prigozhin alive or to collaborate with Putin).

Well done Amir - love the research and insight you've provided.

I'm not sure we'll ever know what Prigozhin was really thinking here.

Since making this video, I've come across news reports that Prigozhin has returned to Russia from Belarus, and even had a sit-down with Putin. If true, Prigozhin must be one of only a handful of men in recent history who have attempted coups, failed, then gone on to rejoin the government which they attempted to overthrow. Putin must be trying to defuse the situation by portraying the mutiny as a misunderstanding, which is unconvincing, and will probably hurt his prestige in the long run. Perhaps the ongoing Ukrainian counter-offensive has pushed him to try and close ranks and hide any internal cracks which might embolden the Ukrainians and give them extra leverage in future negotiations. I still think his best option is to "deal" with Prigozhin. Do you agree?

The pale man is a lair and a history thief.

P-tolomies? Seriously? Have I been mispronouncing this all my life? And Macedonian... pronounced like macadamia nuts?

I’m Greek Cypriot and English. It’s known that Cypriots aren’t white. But Greeks certainly are, as are all Europeans, be it from the balkans like the Greeks, the Scandinavians or the iberians and Eastern Europeans. Different shades of white, but white nonetheless

she was Greek and Greeks are white genetically but Cleopatra was a total slut and was inbred the black Africans can have her as far as Im concerned even though Egypt has no black African DNA until the Arab conquests

yeah jada was wild with the cleopatra bit, BUT ancient kemet was definitely african without question, from the old to middle kingdom dynasty 1-12 , every single pharaoh statue was clearly african and these are the statues that never get shown when egyptian history is presented, why are they hiding the likeness of the old and middle kingdom PHARAOH statue likeness, because they are unquestionably AFRICAN!! RESEARCH YOURSELFS

disagree - people watch documentaries to be educated

Terrorist Arab invaders claiming to be Egyptians

Sir, i hope you wear a bowler on a regular basis. Cool vid , also.

"Discussions on race and skin colour as the basis of identity really don't belong to the realm of ancient history." They don't belong in modern day either... yet we persist, and so much strife is born, which needn't exist.

I BLAME WILL SMITH!

great video, I had so many realizations from listening to you talk about this movie.. You are on point.

This wasn't just a brilliant review, but a needed speech on the entitlement of western production companies in the film/movie and tv business as well as in modern literature. Serving an own cultural or political narrative, seems more important than education and understanding of different cultural backgrounds. Unfortunately massively supported by a specific search engine's algorithms, to nudge content in favour of the digital agenda and to manipulate individual conclusions.

Somehow I'm thankful, that a popular docu drama (which I never watched) and its controversy lead me to this channel. This is a brilliant analysis on Mad Max and a very pleasant unagitated way of presentation - in a present world full of digital buzzword noise. Thank you so much for your guidance through trending topics, fire and swords, media content and hashtags. Respect and regards from Germany.

Gal Gadot isn't white white, she is more oliveish. I mean geographically gals skin tone makes more sense as Cleopatra.

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