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Help[Opinions] Re: Cleopatra
in reply to a message by Pickles
I mean, I would love to meet a Cleopatra. So for purely selfish reasons, I'm into it.
The reasoning behind Cleopatra being chosen in this day and age would be interesting. Rox's comment on Blaxploitation film characters is a good point, and also I feel like it's more widely known now that Cleopatra wasn't black or even Egyptian/African, so if a Black family chose it as a sort of cultural reclamation name, I would be curious about why they chose her as a reference. Maybe huge fans of the Liz Taylor movie would pick it? Maybe there's another Cleopatra reference I'm not aware of. I would definitely want to hear the story behind the choice!
The reasoning behind Cleopatra being chosen in this day and age would be interesting. Rox's comment on Blaxploitation film characters is a good point, and also I feel like it's more widely known now that Cleopatra wasn't black or even Egyptian/African, so if a Black family chose it as a sort of cultural reclamation name, I would be curious about why they chose her as a reference. Maybe huge fans of the Liz Taylor movie would pick it? Maybe there's another Cleopatra reference I'm not aware of. I would definitely want to hear the story behind the choice!
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