The Woman King is the most epic anti-white-supremacist movie EVER made.

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Even Viola finally admitted it was fictionalized. 

Only after the film was exposed as historically inaccurate.

Thank you, Captain Obvious (derp…no shit Sherlock).

You are more than welcome although you appear to have missed my point. Which was, Viola - the divot  - Davis didn't even stop to think that people would actually research the historical content of this  anti white bullshit for themselves. She stopped just short of calling anyone that didn't go to pay and watch this shite as racist. Which wasn't so obvious. 
And if your links are not enough to drive home the obvious point to RM, then it should be obvious to anyone that you "sherlock" are pissing in the wind.


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Which wasn't so obvious. 
And if your links are not enough to drive home the obvious point to RM, then it should be obvious to anyone that you "sherlock" are pissing in the wind.

How is proving RM wrong, “pissing In the wind?” If you’re trying to say he is stubborn, again, that’s obvious. 

You are more than welcome although you appear to have missed my point.

You don’t need to make that point to me as I already knew that fact. 

It’s RMs fault for not checking on the cited sources for their veracity. Not mine. 

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Which wasn't so obvious. 
And if your links are not enough to drive home the obvious point to RM, then it should be obvious to anyone that you "sherlock" are pissing in the wind.

How is proving RM wrong, “pissing In the wind?” If you’re trying to say he is stubborn, again, that’s obvious. 

It is pissing in the wind if he is simply refusing to see the obvious facts.

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Well then everyone at dart ends up pissing in the wind, sooner or later, now don’t they! Seems like an obvious moot point to make. 
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Just so you are aware, I agree it is historically inaccurate, it twisted things in favour of the Dahomeys and against the Oyo tribe. I don't know why I can't enjoy the movie.
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Just because the Dahomey tribe were hypocrites and brutal ones at that, doesn't mean the history of black slavery is not understood by most black people.
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Just because the Dahomey tribe were hypocrites and brutal ones at that, doesn't mean the history of black slavery is not understood by most black people.
Wow. Awesome non sequitur there, RM. 🤦 

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Glad to hear it's a good movie.

I assume it missed some nuance to the area, but hell, I loved Braveheart, so I have little room to complain about historical revisionisms in movies (just wish they wouldn't keep saying "true story").
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They say based on a True story. Unlike Braveheart they at least kept the correct characters and names for the actual correct positions in the power play but the biggest flaw is that it was actually the tribe they frame as oppressors siding with the Portuguese that actually were one of the tribes siding with the English seeking to free the slaves at around that time (the Oyo tribe). So, the black tribe that's demonised was actually one of the tribes siding against slavery.

Another flaw is they frame it that the Oyo were the overpowering tribe and the Dahomey tribe were smaller and only coped because they had females being warriors too. In reality the Dahomeys were the population-wise dominant tribe in the area and the Oyo didn't stand a chance regardless.
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Never heard of it.

Is it just woke bullshit?


I just asked this question elsewhere.

Who was it that reputedly said?

"History is a version of past events that people have decided to agree upon."


Which is sort of a self-affirming statement, because all people never actually agree.
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It is about an era before being woke existed. The only African female battalion in history.
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And so, relative to my question.

How true is the history?

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It's a thrilling action-heavy movie, not a documentary.
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Director cries RACISM over Oscar snub. 

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I’d hardly call their small army of women, a battalion. 🤦‍♂️
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I think Napoleon,
I Google, and it says Napoleon,
And I am happy my memory serves,
Though still that slight doubt in back of head,
Of authenticity of the internet,
Well, close enough.
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It was Napoleon Bonaparte for sure.



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This hilarious!

TWK is a shit movie!