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vkoutoday at 1:36 AM1 replyview on HN

When a non-trans person stars in a film, nobody calls it a 'straight-cis' ideological hit piece.


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defrosttoday at 1:45 AM

It's literally just manufactured faux-concern about a rumour and a very very minor character role:

  Achilles does not actually appear as a living character in Homer's epic poem The Odyssey (as he dies in the Trojan War before Odysseus' journey home). 

  However, in Christopher Nolan’s upcoming film adaptation, the character is rumored to make a brief appearance as a ghost in the Underworld. Viral rumors suggested Elliot Page was cast in this role.
Nolan movies will continue to fail or succeed, it's a stretch for the GP commentor to tie that to a person cast for a bit part.