'Wonder Woman 1984' criticised for racist depictions of Egypt
#WonderWoman1984 criticised for 'racist' depictions of Egypt https://t.co/U0ycOHUqh5
- The National (@TheNationalNews) December 27, 2020
when they said wonder woman 1984 i thought they meant like neon colors and synths but they meant horrifying middle eastern stereotypes
- josh lewis (@thejoshl) December 26, 2020
Midway through the film, the film’s antagonist Maxwell Lord (Pedro Pascal) travels to Egypt where he meets the "new king of crude”, Emir Said bin Abydos (Amr Waked), hoping to gain ownership of his oil fields.
As the two converse, Lord asks Emir Said what he wishes for, promising to make it come true.
“I wish for things one cannot attain,” Bin Abydos says. “All of my land to be returned. My ancestral realm. The Bialyian Dynasty. And for all the heathens who dare trod upon it to be kept out forever, so that its glory may be renewed.”
Egypt in the 80s.
That's it, That's the tweet. #WonderWoman1984 pic.twitter.com/SSqhVH5mIE
- M♡🇪🇬 (@EgyptianSrkian) December 27, 2020
Wonder Woman really hit every orientalist cliche as they travel to Egypt (taking the nuance out of the Egypt/Arab definition for sake of arguing):
Arabs and Oil? Yeah
Arabs the Villian? Yeah
Arabs the Victims? Yeah
And then have ~Gal Gadot~ come in to "save" them all... pic.twitter.com/8F0CnX9vwI
- mad-eleine (@Kewl_CanUNot) December 26, 2020
This is the @roxana_hadadi takedown of Wonder Woman 1984 that I have needed in my life https://t.co/7zB93ALPuk
- David Chen (@davechensky) December 29, 2020
In conclusion, racist tropes are repeatedly used in Wonder Woman 1984 to cast Arabs and Muslims as the source of their own troubles. Wonder Woman as played by Gal Gadot is their savior. A woman who in real life supports Apartheid, wishes to tear down a wall as Wonder Woman.
- Khaldoun Khelil (@kkhelil) December 28, 2020
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