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Aristotle Had Opinions About Skin Color. The Helen of Troy Debate Ignores Them

The casting debate escaped the internet. The history behind it is stranger than the argument.

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Joseph Pickett
May 20, 2026
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Helen of Troy, Dante Gabriel Rossetti, 1863. Worthing Museum and Art Gallery. Public domain

Grabbed bananas and spinach on Monday night. Two women were arguing in the produce section about Helen of Tr…

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