Post #2524031
2026-05-14 06:21 UTC
Replies (23)
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@ProcessParsnip@mastodon.ie 2026-05-14 06:22
@TarkabarkaHolgy@ohai.social holy shit that's amazing, this is the first I have heard of any of this and I am now losing my shit (positive)
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@yakmacker@society.kalli.st 2026-05-14 06:55
@TarkabarkaHolgy@ohai.social They probably don't know (especially because that's not in the Iliad), and also "just because of accuracy" is pretty clearly a thin cover for transphobia
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@rugsunshine@mastodon.ie 2026-05-14 07:01
@TarkabarkaHolgy@ohai.social I am going to guess no, they do not.
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@edgeofeurope@mastodon.social 2026-05-14 07:05
@TarkabarkaHolgy@ohai.social Accuracy? Do they know what "mythology" means?
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@forse@kolektiva.social 2026-05-14 07:34
@TarkabarkaHolgy@ohai.social I don't think it's worth taking these people seriously. Answering "just fuck off already" should be plenty. I for one look forward seeing Elliot Page all muscled up murdering Trojans.
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@Ameanie@mastodon.social 2026-05-14 07:39
@TarkabarkaHolgy@ohai.social Personally, I don't really care who the actor is unless they're a bad actor. Or unless they're a bad person, but I feel like that statement is a whole other can of worms.
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@ASprinkleofSage@mastodon.social 2026-05-14 07:47
@TarkabarkaHolgy@ohai.social what?!? they made the ancient greeks non-heteronormative? whatever next? bulls seducing women? pass my smelling salts
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@DrorBedrack@mastodon.social 2026-05-14 07:49
@TarkabarkaHolgy@ohai.social In Plato's Symposium they debate if Achilles was top or bottom
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@Bel_tamtu@meemu.org 2026-05-14 08:28
@TarkabarkaHolgy@ohai.social OMGs I had heard he was in the movie but didn't know who he was cast as, this is so fucking cool, I love that he's been cast as Achilles!
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@matildalove@wetdry.world 2026-05-14 08:53
@TarkabarkaHolgy@ohai.social oh it doesn't matter. these people didn't raise a fuss when a white guy voiced apu in the simpsons, they do not give a shit about accuracy, only about promoting bigot values
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@michaelmaguire@mstdn.ca 2026-05-14 09:23
@TarkabarkaHolgy@ohai.social I'm concerned about the historical accuracy of Elliot Page portraying Achilles because sources say Achilles was the son of the divine, immortal sea nymph Thetis and born in Phthia, Thessaly. While Page's Mom being a teacher means divine levels of patience and wisdom, he was born in Halifax, Canada, not Greece.
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@morton@kolektiva.social 2026-05-14 09:38
@TarkabarkaHolgy@ohai.social Should it be exactly what American actors are doing there? Only Greeks should be acting.
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@Not_Dieter_Rot@kolektiva.social 2026-05-14 10:21
@TarkabarkaHolgy@ohai.social I hope inspiration is garnered from the spectacular Griffin Warrior's gemstone seal. https://magazine.uc.edu/editors_picks/recent_features/unearthingamasterpiece.html
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@Uair@autistics.life 2026-05-14 12:17
@TarkabarkaHolgy@ohai.social No, I did not know that. Thanks!
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@FknHannu@zeroes.ca 2026-05-14 12:19
@TarkabarkaHolgy@ohai.social No, no they do not know this.
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@simonzerafa@infosec.exchange 2026-05-14 12:38
@TarkabarkaHolgy@ohai.social Wait until they find out about Petroclus 😉🤷♂️ https://www.ebsco.com/research-starters/military-history-and-science/patroclus
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@michaelgemar@cosocial.ca 2026-05-14 13:16
@TarkabarkaHolgy@ohai.social @quixoticgeek@social.v.st “I am a very serious person and I am worried about accuracy in mythological portrayals.”
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@BoomlandJenkins@mastodon.social 2026-05-14 13:20
@TarkabarkaHolgy@ohai.social These angry people are so obsessed with making everything about race and gender. They can't enjoy a good story or well produced piece of work.
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@wtrmt@mastodon.social 2026-05-14 13:24
@TarkabarkaHolgy@ohai.social they should be grateful is not Chalamet. (In Spanish we call him “the pimentón”, because he used to be in everything)
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@davidbcohen@twit.social 2026-05-14 13:24
@TarkabarkaHolgy@ohai.social Accuracy???? Achilles was the child of a sea spirit who was (mostly) invulnerable because he was dipped in the river that leads to the underworld. He was educated by a centaur. This is not a documentary.
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@csgraves@turtleisland.social 2026-05-14 13:37
@TarkabarkaHolgy@ohai.social I am failing to see why anyone should care except for Elliot Page. I know it's awesome that trans folks are getting good roles, but also, the president is a pedo and is trying to blow up the world and destroy the united states, so I guess all of this nonsense fuckery can piss off while the rest of the world figures out how to survive the coming catastrophic chaos.
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@autolycos@beige.party 2026-05-14 13:41
@TarkabarkaHolgy@ohai.social wth? Elliott Page is a fantastic choice!
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@cocaine_owlbear@retro.pizza 2026-05-14 14:28
@TarkabarkaHolgy@ohai.social I mean, Achilles dies at the end of The Illiad, so he's not even IN The Odyssey, if we want to be accurate. (Don't get me wrong - I'm 100% supportive of this casting, just pointing out more of the neverending supply of bullshit spewed from the mouths of people disguising prejudice and hate with a desire for "accuracy".)