Lupita Shut Down Elon's Racist Helen of Troy Whining
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Lupita Shut Down Elon's Racist Helen of Troy Whining

8/100 15mo ago

Lupita Nyong'o ain't taking Elon Musk's racist complaints about her casting as Helen of Troy in Christopher Nolan's "The Odyssey." She clapped back hard and left him looking stupid.

Elon been pressed ever since the casting dropped. He started crying on X about Lupita playing Helen, throwing around all types of racist dog whistles about "historical accuracy" and other coded nonsense. Man really thought he could slide that racist talk under the radar.

Lupita came through with the receipts and the reality check. She called out exactly what his comments were—racism dressed up in fancy language—and didn't leave room for any debate. The queen shut it down completely, and Elon ended up looking like the clown he is.

This ain't the first time Elon tried to push this "DEI bad" narrative on casting decisions. Every time a Black actress or any person of color gets a major role, he's in the comments seething. Lupita just reminded him and everybody else that these roles ain't his to gatekeep, and his opinion don't mean nothing.

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