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#ahhh whatever the entire thread is a patchwork of Injustices Happening to Greeks and it irks me
andromacheflints
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there is something really strange & funny about seeing greek people on twitter get self-righteous over myth retelings
#self righteous as in 'its cultural appropriation' lol
#like this writer said like 'to me [these myths] are a neccesity
#+and i have more of an understanding of them than you'll ever have'
#(you being?? big YA i guess)
#and like... what makes your understanding inherently deeper?
#these myths reflect the way of life of 2500 years ago
#its one thing if youve stydied classics (which they might very well have! ) in which case we are having a different conversation
#but you know greek myths because you READ about them
#not because they are relevant to your way of life or current religion
#because our relationship with those myths was a decision made to legitimise the greek nationalism in the 19th century
#which is not a bad thing but its not like... in your dna to have a relationship with them
#i feel like my point got a little away from me
#(plus im a bit uneasy @ them calling the ottoman period colonisation bc its? not what it was? really?)
#(like i'll have to check that im not making a fool of myself but they didn't really establish colonies? ill have to look how it compares
#to like india or ireland)
#but you did have actual colonies in greece at this period! established by venice. that not what they are talking about tho
#ahhh whatever the entire thread is a patchwork of Injustices Happening to Greeks and it irks me
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