The Woman King EXPOSED! Propaganda LIES VS Historical TRUTH

The new movie The Woman King has been the subject of all sorts of controversy in the last few weeks. On this video I'll tell you about what's going on and most importantly I'll give you a historical channel's perspective on the historicity of this movie.
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[@unitron2005]

Fun fact - a "woman king" is called a queen.

[@segevkrespi8609]

Imagine if someone made a movie about a Japanese doctor who served in unit 731 and the movie showed him and other doctors being nice to Chinese patients and doing experiments with the consent of the locals. That's basically what this movie is trying to do

[@terenceryan5214]

I was impressed by Lupita Nyongo refusing a roll in this film after she learned - on her own I should add - the true history behind the story. That’s rare, and should be celebrated.

[@skorzalonsdale4426]

It also overlooks that the British needed to send soldiers and gunboats to finally force the Dahomey to stop slave trading. It was such a part of their culture they had to be threatened with (and subjected to) actual violence to stop them

[@EuAlonso26]

fun fact, this role was supposed to be for Lupita Nyong'o, she than went to Africa to study the history directly from there. Once there she found out the truth about those warriors’ woman and it slaver king, she was so upset by the reality that she stepped down from the movie and made a documentary about the true story of those ppl, it is call "Warrior Women with Lupita Nyong'o" I recommend for the ppl that want to know real African history, not Hollywood bs.

[@jstappin]

As a Black historian I think you hit the nail on the head in all your points. I personally hate blackwashing as you call it because it’s not history, just as much as whitewashing is not, but is disrespectful to true history and to another culture. Also, black people should be upset because we need to talk about the African kingdoms role in the slave trade, but we don’t. I think you did good here.

[@ketchup9084]

After my mom forced me to watch Woman King, my mom was so upset with me when I told her that I was not too fond of the movie. I couldn't explain why. I just didn’t like it for some reason. My younger siblings enjoyed the film, though, and they were all ganging up on me, so I felt terrible, and I thought there could be something wrong with me. At the time, I barely knew anything about African history, so I was vulnerable to taking in any information from the media that could be false. One thing is for sure, though, I knew I couldn't always trust Hollywood to tell a story based on actual events, especially about African history. As a female African American, thank you so much for this educational video; now I feel a little more better about myself :’)

[@tonig.1546]

After watching the whole movie with some friends, the true intent of this masquerade comes to light. Because there is a mid-credit scene of a repeat when they were honoring their fallen warriors and naming each dead woman, screen fades to black and they say "Breonna" as in Breonna Taylor. They really have to abuse the unnecessary death of a real life woman in order to make people like their retarded movie.

[@brams8453]

As an African, I don't understand why they did not portray the story of Queen Nzinga Mbande a real life figure that fought off Portuguese colonizers for almost 40 years in Modern day Angola.

[@slayer0235]

Every time I see the words “based on a true story” attached to a Hollywood film anymore I read it as “based on something the director half-overheard once while getting smashed.”

[@roybart25]

Your reiterated use of "Because it"s historical. And it's real." Is brilliant and devastating. Well done!

[@schizocynic]

I remember going to see the first Spiderman movie and on the way I walked passed a group of black dudes who just watched it. None of them were depressed about not being able to identify with Peter Parker, they just jumped around pretending to web swing and talking about how they wanted to be Spiderman.

[@Fatherofheroesandheroines]

If they really wanted to tell African history why haven't they talked about the Empire of Ethiopia, perhaps the oldest and greatest empire in all of central Africa? Or the Kushites? Because they want a narrative. That's all.I am glad to see in the comments all of the people that see what I saw. You cannot remake history to fit your agenda. History is dark and gritty. Those who don't learn from history are bound to repeat it. Which is why I am firmly against what they did with The Woman King. Last thing here. It seems a lot of people think they have to defend this movie for some reason. The issue is most people haven't or won't watch the actual video. Which means they are just getting their feelings hurt. Stop it...get some help.

[@slicerneons3300]

The trope 'somewhere a historian is crying' has evolved into a stronger form. Somewhere a historian is roasting you with truth bombs on a monetized video.

[@Christus-Veritas]

Imagine making a film about a Concentration camp where the SS guards are the heroes....this is the Woman King!

[@suonatar1]

Did anyone else noticed the trend of a lead actor telling people "If you don't buy a ticket, you're this or that"?

[@deechonada]

I'm black and I've signed out of politics, but as a west African when i saw the trailer I immediately know who this movie was for - African Americans who dont care to know the truth but just want a movie about black people doing things better than white people. History really isn't as (no pun intended) black and white

[@vodkavecz]

Have to mention Lupita Nyong'o. What is known is, she was asked to play a major role in the movie, but turned it down. And also around that time she travelled to Benin to make a documentary about the people and the history of Dahomey, and learned about the atrocities committed there, and completely shocked. I guess we can put two and two together.

[@ZemplinTemplar]

The Pasta King pitch/synopsis: Medieval Italy. Marco Polo has returned from China and introduced Italians to some recipe ideas he brought over from there. The Italians combine them with some existing domestic recipes and after a while, early pasta recipes are born and become popular. One young man, from an impoverished family, decides to start cooking pasta, and he gradually makes a fortune on people buying his pasta, near and far. Using both honourable and shrewd methods, he rises through the ranks to become a patrician, and after saving the life of an influential aristocrat, have himself get elevated into nobility. Winning the favour of locals and allies in the entire region, he angers many of his opponents. The people nickname him... The Pasta King ! Eventually, he challenges his most ardent opponents.

[@vav2868]

I'm just baffled that people can go on and do interviews and give their public opinion on the matter without ever taking the time to read what actually happened.