I haven’t seen Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey, but I can accept that it’s a good movie. Critics I respect have praised the film, such as the brilliant classical scholar Spencer Klavan () in the Washington Post. What I can’t accept is Lupita Nyong’o as Helen of Troy. Not because Nolan swapped a black woman for a legendary white one — which is pathetic enough — but because he swapped an average looking one for the ultimate beauty. And the Left is less interested in elevating diversity than in diminishing beauty, and for the feminist Left, specifically female beauty.
Hollywoke’s Assault on Beauty
From ‘The Odyssey’ to ‘Little House,’ Hollywood increasingly treats beauty, romance, and the male gaze as cultural enemies.
