{"id":585630,"date":"2023-04-26T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-04-26T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2023\/04\/26\/netflix-catches-heat-for-queen-cleopatra-docuseries-casting-meet-ancient-egypts-first-ever-woman-pharaoh\/"},"modified":"2023-04-26T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2023-04-26T00:00:00","slug":"netflix-catches-heat-for-queen-cleopatra-docuseries-casting-meet-ancient-egypts-first-ever-woman-pharaoh","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2023\/04\/26\/netflix-catches-heat-for-queen-cleopatra-docuseries-casting-meet-ancient-egypts-first-ever-woman-pharaoh\/","title":{"rendered":"Netflix catches heat for Queen Cleopatra docuseries casting + Meet Ancient Egypt\u2019s first-ever woman pharaoh"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"\"> <\/span><span style=\"font-weight:700\">Netflix\u2019s upcoming <\/span><span style=\"-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;font-weight:700;text-decoration-skip-ink:none\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.netflix.com\/eg-en\/title\/81230204\" style=\"\">Queen Cleopatra<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:700\"> docuseries has been stirring controversy over its<\/span><span style=\"font-weight:700\"> choice to cast a Black actress to play the queen<\/span><span>, <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.unilad.com\/film-and-tv\/netflix-queen-cleopatra-documentary-series-controversy-047084-20230419\" style=\"\">Unilad<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\"> reported. The trailer for the docuseries \u2014 which follows the female ruler of the Ptolemaic dynasty fighting to protect her throne, family and legacy \u2014 drew criticism for its racial depiction of Cleopatra, with several pointing to historical records indicating she was Macedonian-Greek. Netflix was forced to turn off the comments feature on the trailer after several users posted negative comments, according to Unilad. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:700\">The casting choices led to debate about Afrocentrism:<\/span><span style=\"\"> Netflix\u2019s synopsis of the docuseries<\/span><span> says it looks at \u201c'the lives of prominent and iconic African Queens,\u201d while executive producer and narrator <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.netflix.com\/tudum\/articles\/african-queens-release-date-cast-news\" style=\"\">Jada Pinkett Smith said<\/a><\/span><span>, \u201cWe don't often get to see or hear stories about black queens, and that was really important for me, as well as for my daughter, and just for my community to be able to know those stories because there are tons of them.\u201d These descriptors led many \u2014 including archaeologist and former Antiquities Minister <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.almasryalyoum.com\/news\/details\/2864818\" style=\"\">Zahi Hawass<\/a><\/span><span> and comedian Bassem Youssef (<\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=-qVKPyQ8lnc\" style=\"\">watch, runtime: 9:23<\/a><\/span><span>) \u2014 to criticize Netflix for \u201cpromoting Afrocentric thinking.\u201d And in true Egyptian fashion, one lawyer <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cairo24.com\/1783644?fbclid=IwAR0UsW-3d7szuYuS1xeD4JOyE1YdzKLiKsj4y1Bad_aahaAexWQ_UvMO41k\" style=\"\">filed a complaint<\/a><\/span><span> to the prosecutor general demanding that Netflix be shut down in Egypt. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:700\">Speaking of the women of Ancient Egypt: Meet Neferusobek, Egypt\u2019s first woman<\/span><span style=\"font-weight:700\"> pharaoh<\/span><span>, whose reign was brief but impactful, according to <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nationalgeographic.com\/premium\/article\/first-female-woman-pharaoh-ancient-egypt\" style=\"\">National Geographic<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">. After the death of her father, Amenemhat III \u2014 a ruler from the 12th dynasty \u2014 Neferusobek\u2019s brother-turned-husband, Amenemhat IV, acceded to the throne, making Neferusobek queen. The siblings\u2019 marriage suited the nobility\u2019s interests as it ensured bloodline continuity and widespread acceptance that they would produce a new rightful heir. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:700\">But fate had other plans: <\/span><span style=\"\">Amenemhat IV passed after less than a decade in power, without<\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\"> having produced viable heirs. This left Neferusobek to lead the Kingdom \u2014 a first for Egypt. Neferusobek relied on her bloodline to justify her ascension as ruler and was ultimately accepted in her new capacities.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:700\">An unbefitting title: <\/span><span style=\"\">The title of queen being unprecedented and deemed unbefitting \u2014<\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\"> because it implied obedience to a king \u2014 Egypt\u2019s new ruler was granted many titles and went ahead to solidify her station by ensuring the strength of the dynasty, undergoing the required temple rituals, and erecting statues of herself and her name across the kingdom\u2019s temples. She also kept the peace and security as Egypt plunged into a drought that caused a widespread famine.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:700\">\u2026and an untimely death:<\/span><span style=\"\"> While the cause of the unexpected ruler\u2019s death almost four years<\/span><span> into her reign remains unknown among experts, a murder seems unlikely, the article notes. Murder is ruled out because, if her rule had been seen as unlawful or scandalous \u2014 being a woman and all \u2014- her name would have likely been removed for the <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ancient-egypt.org\/from-a-to-z\/t\/turin-king-list.html\" style=\"\">Turin king-list<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">: An ancient papyrus inscribed in hieratic, currently housed in the Egyptian Museum in Turin, which includes a list of the gods, demi-gods, spirits, legendary, and human rulers who presided over Egypt.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:700\">What\u2019s in a name? <\/span><span style=\"\">Unlike Cleopatra and Nefertiti, whose names have transcended the annals<\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\"> of history and are now common knowledge, the same cannot be said about their predecessor. Neferusobek is a rather obscure name that most people remain unfamiliar with. 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