A new docu-drama from Netflix is being slammed for its wokeness.
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Alexander: The Making of a God is Netflix’s new documentary drama, and it’s received a whopping 2.5 stars on Google.
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Many viewers seem upset that the focus is too much on Alexander the Great’s sexuality.
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Alexander the Great was one od the most successful military leaders in history.
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He amassed an empire that spanned from Macedonia to India and into Egypt.
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He ruled during the 4th century BC rule before dying at 32.
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Netflix’s new drama looks at Alexander’s life through his relationships.
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An account on X called “End Wokeness” wrote a review that reads, “Netflix made a new documentary about Alexander The Great. Within the first 8 minutes, they turned him gay.”
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Commenters were quick to respond that scholars believe Alexandar the Great did have sexual relationships with other men.
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One commenter said: “I don’t think it was Netflix that made him gay.”
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Men having sexual relationships with each other was normal in Ancient Greece.
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Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones, a professor at Cardiff University, explains this in the first episode.
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He says, “Same-sex relationships were quite the norm throughout the Greek world.”
He added: “The Greeks did not have a word for homosexuality, or to be gay.”
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“It just wasn’t in their vocabulary whatsoever. There was just being sexual,” he concludes.
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Despite that explanation, viewers were still unhappy.
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A one-star reviewer on Google wrote: “The show starts off full on homoerotic, because according to Netflix, everyone is gay. 30 minutes of skippable scenes later the show goes full on into Woke Washing.”
They continue: “What is that? Every single piece of history was made as ‘safe and inoffensive [sic]’ as possible. Even the supposed ‘experts’ were choking on their sanitized descriptions.”
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“The dialog and lines appear to be written by a child who grew up on memes. The ‘Total War’ video game series had better motivational ‘pre war’ speeches than this show of charged positivity.”
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“Both Kings, Alexander and Darius [Alexander’s Persian adversary] were depicted as weak and groveling. Not words and behaviors you’d expect from warlord rulers. The show seemed to lean more towards a pity show for Darius than a documentary of Alexander.”
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“It was terrible. Netflix needs to stop making shows and go back to being a streaming service,” they conclude.
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It’s believed that Alexander’s former lover was King Darius of Persia’s eunuch Bagoas.
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It is believed that he took Bagoas as a lover after conquering the land.
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Despite Alexander having two children and three different marriages, historians note that his constant companion was Hephaestion.
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Hephaestion was his general and bodyguard.
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The love between Alexander and Hephaestion was supposedly incredibly deep.
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It’s said that Alexander “lay weeping on his comrade for a day and night before being pried away” Hephaestion died.
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Alexander the Great was a storied figure that Netflix’s docu-drama seeks to uncover.
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Despite the claims of overt wokeness, the show still does an in-depth job of covering Alexander’s entire life.
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One promising Google review reads: “No one will be 100% satisfied with the portrayal of such a man as Alexander, but I think this was better than most.”
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The series is streaming now on Netflix!