The Evolution of Ethics — A Simpsons Meme
Ancient Ethics: struggling alone in a sleeping bag. Christianity: people pulling together, helping each other up. Modern Ethics: the rope is cut. Secular Ethics: falling....
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HBO’s Rome vs Nolan’s Rome — The Desaturation Effect
HBO’s Rome: vibrant reds, golds, rich colors, warm lighting. HBO’s Rome by Christopher Nolan: brown, gray, desaturated, muddy. Nolan’s color grading reduces everything to the...
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Haakon Jarl — Netflix Turned a Viking Warrior Into a Black Woman
Haakon Jarl was a Viking warrior who ruled Norway from 975-995. He earned the title Hakon the Powerful. So naturally, Netflix made him a black...
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Golden-Haired Helen — Homer vs Hollywood
Homer’s description of Helen: ‘Golden-haired Helen.’ Hollywood: ‘We’ve got our own interpretation.’ Top: Queen Gorgo from 300 — golden-haired, stoic, Spartan. Bottom: Hollywood’s modern interpretation...
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Nolan Says Odyssey Backlash Is Irrelevant — Greeks Disagree
Gazz: ‘Nolan says the backlash is irrelevant because nobody has seen the movie yet.’ ‘We’ve seen the cast. We’ve seen the race-swapping. We’ve seen your...
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HBO’s Rome Was Colorful — Modern Hollywood Forgot
DAKKADAKKKA: ‘Rome literally annexed countries just to get their hands on new dyes.’ Templarpilled: ‘Just 20 years ago, HBO’s Rome was able to portray the...
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Totally Normal vs Extremist Behavior — Trad West
Totally ‘normal’: children interacting with a satanic Baphomet statue holding a pentagram. Extremist behavior: a soldier with a religious symbol in his sight. Which way...
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Aristotle or Taylor Swift’s Garbage — Priorities
Wesley Todd: ‘People will clutch pearls over Aristotle saying some people are naturally slaves then go buy a bag of celebrity trash.’ Polymarket: ‘Piles of...
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Napoleon — Lost Waterloo, Still the GOAT
When you lose but get remembered as the GOAT anyway even by your enemies. Napoleon Bonaparte lost at Waterloo. Exiled twice. Died on a remote...
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Funeral Ouija Board — Let’s Stay in Touch
"At my funeral, I want everyone to get one of these." A memorial card with a portrait, the message "Let’s stay in touch!" — and...
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Napoleon’s Deportation Order — Saint-Domingue
Napoleon ordered Leclerc to deport from Saint-Domingue any white women who had relations with blacks. Napoleon Pepe: ‘you’re getting deported’ Historical context from ‘The French...
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Spartan Soldiers — Leaving 10/10 Wives to Save the Queen
Greek soldiers when they have to leave their 10/10 wives to go save their 1/10 queen: 😭 The Spartan logic of 300. Priorities are priorities.