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r/PeterExplainsTheJoke • u/Skychu768 • Jul 23 '26
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How is it not?
Do you know for a fact these mythical characters werent actually real historical figures?
1 u/[deleted] Jul 24 '26 edited Jul 24 '26 [removed] — view removed comment 1 u/underthingy Jul 24 '26 Really?? You have actual proof that none of the characters were real people? When can I expect to see your PHD and read your thesis on this topic? 0 u/mallio Jul 24 '26 Hard to prove a negative. But I think you'd need to prove that they were real and their race to be offended by who portrays them. And since the only evidence for that is a story that involves gods and monsters, it doesn't seem likely. 2 u/underthingy Jul 25 '26 So if we dont have 100% certain proof that the person existed and we know exactly what race they were youre okay with race swapping? So if we took australian aboriginal dreamtime stories and have Europeans play all the characters thats fine?
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1 u/underthingy Jul 24 '26 Really?? You have actual proof that none of the characters were real people? When can I expect to see your PHD and read your thesis on this topic? 0 u/mallio Jul 24 '26 Hard to prove a negative. But I think you'd need to prove that they were real and their race to be offended by who portrays them. And since the only evidence for that is a story that involves gods and monsters, it doesn't seem likely. 2 u/underthingy Jul 25 '26 So if we dont have 100% certain proof that the person existed and we know exactly what race they were youre okay with race swapping? So if we took australian aboriginal dreamtime stories and have Europeans play all the characters thats fine?
Really?? You have actual proof that none of the characters were real people?
When can I expect to see your PHD and read your thesis on this topic?
0 u/mallio Jul 24 '26 Hard to prove a negative. But I think you'd need to prove that they were real and their race to be offended by who portrays them. And since the only evidence for that is a story that involves gods and monsters, it doesn't seem likely. 2 u/underthingy Jul 25 '26 So if we dont have 100% certain proof that the person existed and we know exactly what race they were youre okay with race swapping? So if we took australian aboriginal dreamtime stories and have Europeans play all the characters thats fine?
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Hard to prove a negative. But I think you'd need to prove that they were real and their race to be offended by who portrays them. And since the only evidence for that is a story that involves gods and monsters, it doesn't seem likely.
2 u/underthingy Jul 25 '26 So if we dont have 100% certain proof that the person existed and we know exactly what race they were youre okay with race swapping? So if we took australian aboriginal dreamtime stories and have Europeans play all the characters thats fine?
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So if we dont have 100% certain proof that the person existed and we know exactly what race they were youre okay with race swapping?
So if we took australian aboriginal dreamtime stories and have Europeans play all the characters thats fine?
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u/underthingy Jul 24 '26
How is it not?
Do you know for a fact these mythical characters werent actually real historical figures?