The Nuances of Wokeness: Not Everything That Is Different Is Woke | Psychreg

This is the link to the full article I wrote on the matter.

It's not a big deal, but the media would make a huge fuss if a white person were cast in a black character role!

The issue is that this is a documentary. Westerners of all ancestries constantly remake and reshape other cultures and civilisations to suit their own wants and agendas: Materially poor but spiritually rich Indians, Victims of the white man Africans, matriarchal non-gendered native Americas, problematic East asians.... the list goes on. This is an example of using another people's history and reappropriating it for Western ends. No African claims Egypt, because they know their own cultures and histories and are proud of them.

I like your take, personally I feel this was done to appease an agenda. It’s certainly done a great job of further fuelling a race divide. 🙄
If the true focus was on her achievements then finding an actress that fit physically somewhere in the middle of all stereotypes (seeing as her heritage is questionable) it would allow for her achievements to be the sole focus.
It’s focus now is just racial, shame really because her story should just be one of a strong, intelligent woman.

Then again, god forbid 2023 depicts strong women!! 🤦🏻‍♀️