A joke about Cleopatra was made even funnier by the people who didn’t get it
In 2016, a facial reconstruction expert named M.A. Ludwig created an image of the legendary Egyptian ruler Cleopatra. It didn’t look anything like Elizabeth Taylor.
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As a joke, Britney Spears fan, GHETTO ORACLE, tweeted her own version of the reconstruction.
Scientists at Harvard have simulated this 3D model of what Egyptian Queen Cleopatra could have looked like pic.twitter.com/f2g7qF2Iki
— GHETTO ORACLE (@madlatinathot) March 1, 2019
Although that’s obviously a virtual Britney, a surprising amount of people took her seriously – and they were not a bit happy.
https://twitter.com/greg_jenner/status/1102308523533393920
These are just a few of many, many similar responses.
Blonde & fair skinned? https://t.co/X5RPYz3xzE
— Conservative Press Orifice (@lancewalton) March 2, 2019
“Scientists at Harvard” need to get out more. https://t.co/79mQMP7zFR
— Anthony Zurcher (@awzurcher) March 2, 2019
So Cleopatra was White and looked like Britney? #WhiteWashMeBabyOneMoreTime https://t.co/vthD4KCNov
— Raheel Khursheed (@Raheelk) March 3, 2019
they do know that Egyptians are black right? https://t.co/jRbB9cbynZ
— Kevin Bacon (@kevinbacon_24) March 2, 2019
They managed to simulate her massive boobs and low cut top from her skeleton
— Katy Montgomerie (@KatyMontgomerie) March 2, 2019
Even more people spotted the joke.
– Cleopatra, why are you dating other roman commander?
– Oops! I did it again. https://t.co/61ADvUIkfv— Marco Nieto (@80marconieto) March 4, 2019
It’s Britney b**ch. https://t.co/zPySERmdxp
— illusigram (@illusigram) March 3, 2019
She died from something toxic? Maybe? https://t.co/11PWZiE1vV
— fuckin stupid spice (@spaceoddityboy) March 1, 2019
