Cleopatra was not Black, Egypt tells Netflix
in growing feud ahead of new series

CAIRO — Egypt has accused Netflix of misrepresenting history by casting a Black
woman to play Cleopatra, its most famous historical figure, in a new series.

“Queen Cleopatra,” which is released May 10, features Adele James in the lead role,
a casting decision that the streaming giant says is “a nod to the centuries-long
conversation about the ruler’s race” but which officials in Cairo have dismissed as
“blatant historical fallacy.”

The government statement issued Thursday marked an escalation in a feud that
has sparked demands for the show's cancellation, amid a broader debate over
representation in popular culture.

The eight-episode docudrama is executive produced by Jada Pinkett-Smith.

But Egypt’s Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities argued that the documentary nature
of the feature “requires those in charge of its production to investigate accuracy and
rely on historical and scientific facts.”

Coins and statues from the time show a light-skinned woman, in keeping with
Cleopatra's Macedonian Greek ancestry, it argued.

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/queen-cleopatra-black-egypt-netflix-series-rcna81924

No matter what anyone else tries to argue about Cleopatra's ethnicity or race, according to historical evidence, she identified as Greek -- no ifs, ands or buts.

Netflix and Smith refusing to respect her personal identity.

Haha
That's like saying Kamehameha was a haole and that famous civil rights leader's name was actually Martin Luther Ching.

Where is Eqypt's Black Lives Matter chapter? THey not doing their job

Who cares.  Cleopatra was a MILF.