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Egypt bans Dutch curators from burial site and accuses museum of 'falsifying history' over portrayal of black celebrities Beyonce, Rihanna, Nas and Eddie Murphy as ancient rulers
Daily Mail UK ^ | June 6, 2023 | Daniel Fessahaye

Posted on 06/08/2023 10:32:44 PM PDT by SunkenCiv

Egyptian officials have banned Dutch archaeologist from the country after an exhibition was launched which portrays black American singers, comedians and musicians as the rulers of ancient Egypt...

However Dutch archaeologists have been banned from the Saqqara burial ground, near Cairo because of the portrays which have been described by as 'falsifying history.'...

The controversy comes after Netflix received backlash for their casting of black British actress Adele James as Cleopatra.

The show has been subject to 'blackwashing' claims after James was cast despite historical records showing Cleopatra was Macedonian-Greek.

The ban comes as a big blow to RMO who have been active in Sakkara since 1975.

(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...


TOPICS: History; Science; Travel
KEYWORDS: adelejames; beyonce; cleopatra; eddiemurphy; egypt; godsgravesglyphs; nas; netflix; newkingdom; oldkingdom; rihanna; saqqara
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1 posted on 06/08/2023 10:32:44 PM PDT by SunkenCiv
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To: StayAt HomeMother; Ernest_at_the_Beach; 1ofmanyfree; 21twelve; 24Karet; 2ndDivisionVet; 31R1O; ...
Check your privilege.

2 posted on 06/08/2023 10:34:07 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (NeverTrumpers are Republicans the same way Liz Cheney is a Republican.)
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To: SunkenCiv

Revenge of the Cairo Practors


3 posted on 06/08/2023 10:34:21 PM PDT by chajin ("There is no other name under heaven given among people by which we must be saved." Acts 4:12)
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To: chajin

I think that was the name of the first album by Alexandria’s Ragtime Band.


4 posted on 06/08/2023 10:38:14 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (NeverTrumpers are Republicans the same way Liz Cheney is a Republican.)
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To: SunkenCiv
White liberals are a stupid lot. Because Egypt is in "Africa," they think modern and ancient Egyptians are black.

5 posted on 06/08/2023 10:40:45 PM PDT by Right_Wing_Madman
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To: SunkenCiv
It is sad when your history is so insignificant that you have to steal Egyptian history as though it were a pack of Newports at your corner liquor store.

6 posted on 06/08/2023 10:41:32 PM PDT by Governor Dinwiddie (LORD, grant thy people grace to withstand the temptations of the world, the flesh, and the devil.)
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To: SunkenCiv

What’s wrong with a little appropriation?


7 posted on 06/08/2023 10:44:53 PM PDT by ComputerGuy (Heavily-medicated for your protection)
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To: SunkenCiv

It would be rather easy to imagine Beyonce acting rude and haughty.
She’s been worshipped by her fans who accept her marketing as being based on truth vs a lot of hot Hollywood air.
Aside from that, when Beyonce speaks off script, her undereducated ignorance can be startling. Even Oprah is known to have said Beyonce sounds kind of dim if the topic is not performing for an audience. But what do the Dutch have to do with any of these misappropriations of culture?


8 posted on 06/08/2023 11:05:12 PM PDT by lee martell
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First thing after reading such a title is to see if it’s from the Bee. Regrettably, it’s too often a matter of reality.


9 posted on 06/08/2023 11:58:43 PM PDT by Gene Eric (Don't be a statist!)
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To: SunkenCiv

It’s about time Egypt finally did something. It has complained and had a lot of patience with this “We was kangs!” crap since the ‘80’s. Note the mention of Eddie Murphy who portrayed an Egyptian king in a Michael Jackson video.


10 posted on 06/09/2023 12:31:50 AM PDT by mikey_hates_everything
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To: SunkenCiv

Not that Egypt is generally looked at as an ‘African’ country, but it is located there...and with Uganda this week making it clear that they would rather starve than permit mutilation of their children - I hate to say it, but Africa is looking like the best hope for survival of Western values.


11 posted on 06/09/2023 2:03:40 AM PDT by BobL
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To: SunkenCiv

Apparently Egypt doesn’t believe in the woke bullchit.


12 posted on 06/09/2023 2:09:06 AM PDT by FLT-bird
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To: Right_Wing_Madman
White liberals are a stupid lot. Because Egypt is in "Africa," they think modern and ancient Egyptians are black.

Specifically, this meme about Egyptians being black arose out of the Black Power movement years ago. Taken up by the CRT crowd, which is in turn beloved of ignorant white liberals.

13 posted on 06/09/2023 2:10:06 AM PDT by Chad C. Mulligan
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To: BobL
I hate to say it, but Africa is looking like the best hope for survival of Western values.

Say What?

Little reading assignment, written by an African expat:

https://www.kimdutoit.com/2017/05/05/let-africa-sink/#more-1592

14 posted on 06/09/2023 2:18:00 AM PDT by Chad C. Mulligan
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To: Chad C. Mulligan

Paper is 20 years old, which was before Western Culture supported mutilating children. Now we, the West, have some catching up to do.


15 posted on 06/09/2023 2:27:01 AM PDT by BobL
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To: SunkenCiv
Museum Director Wim Weijland told Dutch newspaper NRC Handelsblad: 'The accusation of falsifying history is inappropriate. This exhibition has been made with great care.

'As scientists, you don't accuse each other like this. I want that qualification to be withdrawn.'

Pish-tosh. "Scientists" accuse one another all the time, which is as it should be. If science can't stand up to attacks, then it needs more evidence.

16 posted on 06/09/2023 3:50:28 AM PDT by Tax-chick (Toda la creacion pregona la grandeza del Senor.)
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To: SunkenCiv

So, if the Egyptians were black, everyone knows that they enslaved the Jews to build the pyramids. I guess that means that black folks must pay the Jews reparations


17 posted on 06/09/2023 4:00:06 AM PDT by Frankss
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To: Governor Dinwiddie

Hahahaha great post!


18 posted on 06/09/2023 4:39:02 AM PDT by rlmorel ("If you think tough men are dangerous, just wait until you see what weak men are capable of." JBP)
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To: Frankss
We think alike.

19 posted on 06/09/2023 6:10:27 AM PDT by SunkenCiv (NeverTrumpers are Republicans the same way Liz Cheney is a Republican.)
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To: Tax-chick

“Scientists” do everything they can to protect their funding. Its bad enough in hard science. But in anthropology, which is barely a science in the first place, it reaches epic proportions.


20 posted on 06/09/2023 6:12:35 AM PDT by Seruzawa ("The Political left is the Garden of Eden of incompetence" - Marx the Smarter (Groucho))
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