{"id":1921203,"date":"2023-04-29T06:40:57","date_gmt":"2023-04-29T10:40:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/egyptian-government-slaps-jada-pinkett-smiths-cleopatra-falsification-of-egyptian-history\/"},"modified":"2023-04-29T06:43:29","modified_gmt":"2023-04-29T10:43:29","slug":"egyptian-government-slaps-jada-pinkett-smiths-cleopatra-falsification-of-egyptian-history","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/egyptian-government-slaps-jada-pinkett-smiths-cleopatra-falsification-of-egyptian-history\/","title":{"rendered":"Egyptian Government Slaps Jada Pinkett Smith\u2019s \u2018Cleopatra\u2019: \u2018Falsification Of Egyptian History\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fegyptian-government-slaps-jada-pinkett-smiths-cleopatra-falsification-of-egyptian-history%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1921203&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Egyptian Government Accuses Netflix of Falsifying History in Cleopatra Documentary<\/h2>\n<p>The Egyptian government has accused Netflix of \u201cfalsifying Egyptian history\u201d by presenting Cleopatra as black in their documentary, \u201cAfrican Queens: Queen Cleopatra.\u201d The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ted-cruz-comes-out-swinging-for-fired-disney-star-gina-carano\/\" title=\"Ted Cruz Comes Out Swinging For Fired Disney Star Gina Carano\">controversy sparked<\/a> with the release of the trailer two weeks ago, and now the Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities in Egypt has released a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/egyptian-government-slaps-jada-pinkett-smiths-cleopatra-falsification-of-egyptian-history\/\" title=\"Egyptian Government Slaps Jada Pinkett Smith\u2019s \u2018Cleopatra\u2019: \u2018Falsification Of Egyptian History\u2019\">lengthy statement including evidence<\/a> they say proves Cleopatra had a \u201clight complexion\u201d and \u201cHellenistic characteristics.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3>Historical Misconception<\/h3>\n<p>Dr. Mustafa Waziri, secretary-general of the Supreme Council of Antiquities, said casting a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-simpsons-recasts-voice-of-black-doctor-after-31-years-played-by-white-actor\/\" title=\"\u2018The Simpsons\u2019 Recasts Voice Of Black Doctor After 31 Years Played By White Actor\">black actress<\/a> as Cleopatra in the new Netflix documentary represents \u201ca falsification of Egyptian history and a blatant historical misconception.\u201d The Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities included images of coins and artifacts along with the statement, which they claim prove how Cleopatra had \u201cHellenic (Greek) features, in terms of light complexion, drawn nose and fluffy lips.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3>Casting Controversy<\/h3>\n<p>\u201cQueen Cleopatra\u201d will debut on May 10 with actress Adele James playing the lead role, while Jada Pinkett-Smith served as executive producer. This casting decision was \u201ca nod to the centuries-long conversation about the ruler\u2019s race\u201d and has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/disgusting-and-creepy-tampax-boycott-trends-after-bizarre-tweet-from-the-brand-goes-viral\/\" title=\"\u2018Disgusting And Creepy\u2019: Tampax Boycott Trends After Bizarre Tweet From The Brand Goes Viral\">inspired controversy<\/a> with historians in particular. Director Tina Gharavi admitted that casting James was \u201ca political act.\u201d<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Gharavi wrote in an essay for Variety, \u201cWhy shouldn\u2019t Cleopatra be a melanated sister? And why do some people need Cleopatra to be white?\u201d<\/li>\n<li>\u201cHer proximity to whiteness seems to give her value, and for some Egyptians it seems to really matter,\u201d she added.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>One Egyptian attorney even sued Netflix over the new project. Lawyer Mahmoud al-Semary filed a complaint with the public prosecutor saying \u201cnecessary legal measures\u201d should be taken against Netflix services in Egypt. He accused the streaming giant of attempting to \u201cpromote the Afrocentric thinking \u2026 which includes slogans and writings aimed at distorting and erasing the Egyptian identity.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><b><a href=\"https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-describedby=\"sk-tooltip-9096\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp&#038;source=gmail&#038;ust=1682517572037000&#038;usg=AOvVaw0eoxTLnzKr3rl49f2LXGnU\">CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APP<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Egyptian government has accused Netflix of \u201cfalsifying Egyptian history\u201d by presenting Cleopatra as black in their documentary. \u201cAfrican Queens: Queen Cleopatra\u201d sparked controversy with the release of the trailer two weeks ago. Now, the Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities in Egypt released a lengthy statement which includes evidence they say proves Cleopatra had a<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":345,"featured_media":1921204,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[541],"tags":[25408,24747,17442,5045,4919,25333,25332,17211,14434],"class_list":["post-1921203","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-daily-wire","tag-falsification","tag-cleopatra","tag-egyptian","tag-government","tag-history","tag-jada","tag-pinkett","tag-slaps","tag-smiths"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1921203","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/345"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1921203"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1921203\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1921204"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1921203"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1921203"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1921203"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}