Are we going to halt this Bronze Age collapse or what, Minoans?
Dafuq is a weshwesh supposed to be
Weshesh, one of the groups Ramesses III said he defeated when the Sea Peoples attacked Egypt. As far as I know, though, they’re one of the groups that we have basically no other mentions or evidence of, so we have no idea who they were
There’s one meaning I know of “weshwesh” and it’s definitively pretty racist
source: am French and also Arab
Est-ce que ça s’écrit pareil en français ?
Je pense, PENSE, que c’est “ouechouech” mais je suis pas sûr.
On peut prononcer “weshwesh” de la même façon, donc pourquoi pas l’écrire comme ça?
Idéalement on ne devrait pas l’écrire du tout, enfin pas pour désigner des Arabes (ça reste une salutation familière, comme dans le titre du film : https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/104234-wesh-wesh-qu-est-ce-qui-se-passe)
“Weshwesh” c’est pour les arabes? Je savais pas.
Is there a word for something that’s not racist but feels racist?
Stop being such a Peleset.
Brigands and thief (both from around 1400) stand out from this list as a little too modern
I’m not your friend… you brigand.
That one’s going to sting. Can’t for get old favorite’s like “wretch”, and “charlatan”!
What if I call you Shekelesh?
You’re going to get the populace riled up talking like that.
Never go against a Shekelesh when life is on the line.
There’s so many that totally need to come back…
I’m a big fan of Roosevelt’s “mind that functions at six guinnea pig power” and “fragrant man swine.”
Is that a Roman soldier in Egypt?
Yeah, why would that be strange?
Idk, the look of it all feels off. Like the AI got the eras mixed up
There was a loooooong overlap between Rome and Egypt and there was regular travel between the two areas.
Yeah it’s a big mishmash of various vaguely ‘antique’ ideas and aesthetics all piled together with no artistry. There is a pyramid in the background and what looks like some generically helenistic-ish columns in the midground. Both appear ruined which is yeah whatever. The bloke at the front is shirtless with a distinctly modern physique, wearing a helmet that although it probably fits whatever aesthetic we’re going with here doesn’t in fact line up particularly well with anything historical. Aiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaai. I think the sea peoples liked to wear nice little pointy hats of various kinds, and the architecture of the period contemporary with the Bronze Age collapse probably looked quite distinct, and certainly more colourful than I was expecting.
You do know why Cleopatra killed herself, right?
Is it because the Oracle told her Nancy Reagan would eventually usurp her title of Throat GOAT?
I’m loving the mutated statues in the background
They prefer to be called seamen
Don’t forget jormash, likituki, didibutuki, weewam and splughhhr.
This image just screams “AI-generated”. Yuck.
Edit: I don’t hate AI-generated images, just the ones that are disgustingly Uncanny Valley.
Aside from that, I just have one thing to say: your face.
Oh no, the meme half covered in white text is generated by AI. Anyways.
I am shocked and appalled that the maker didn’t use a real selfie from Minoa
The Chinese word for foreigner is Sea Person
I recognize the Sea Peoples. I have an article open on my phone with new research on them that I need to go back and read. I’m really good at opening links to things I want to read later and then letting them accumulate.
