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A bit of realism

Published on 10 November 2026 by Gee

Don't you hate it when a movie set in ancient times is clearly riddled with anachronisms?

We see a clip from a mythological movie where a black actress, standing in front of a stone temple, says: “Greetings! I am Ariadne, daughter of King Minos. This thread…”
Shot on set, a guy off-screen yells: “Oh no, NO NO NO NO! Not this nonsense again!” The director, surprised: “Uh, cut! What’s going on now?”
A guy walks in and says: “I'm sick of your woke nonsense! Ariadne, BLACK? In ancient Greece? Why not give Odysseus a lightsaber while we're at it? What about historical accuracy, huh?” The director looks exasperated.
The director: “Umm, well, I mean, it's a mythological story, so there isn't really any historical accu… ” The guy gets upset: “WHAT ABOUT MY WILLING CHUCHPENSION OF DISBELIEF, HUH? What about it? How is she black, huh? TELL US?”
The director says: “You want realism?” The guy: “I'd love that, yes.” The director: “Something that ties in with the time period?” The guy: “If it's not too much trouble.” The director: “Well, I'll see what I can do…”
Ariadne is replaced by an actress with Mediterranean features, she has body hair under her arms and on her legs, the stone temple is colorful, and she says: “Χαῖρε! Ἀριάδνη ἐγώ εἰμι, ἡ τοῦ βασιλέως Μίνω θυγάτηρ. Τὸ νῆμα τοῦτο…” Off-screen, the director: “There you go. Happy now?” Note: Comic licensed under CC BY SA (grisebouille.net), drawn on October 18, 2026, by Gee.

Note: Exceptionally, there is no time-lapse for this comic. I made a mistake when running my script, so it wasn't recorded…

Published on 10 November 2026 by Gee
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