Yale-Educated Lupita Nyong’o Admits She Never Heard of ‘The Odyssey’ Before Helen of Troy Casting

[DonGlock26]

My guess is that Candy Corn is defending this poorly educated Yale graduate because she’s black. It’s as if we are not allowed to criticize any aspect of a person of that person is black.

It is horrific that an Ivy-educated professional never heard of the Odyssey. Speaks to the caliber of our educational system.

Yes, this thread really isn't a knock on the miscast actress. It is damning of the education system of the US and West in general.

 

[DonGlock26]

Not just that, but when their own deficiencies on American history were pointed out, they got Candycorn's comment deleted:
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What deficiencies? I corrected her mistaken belief that Rizzo was the mayor, when the Democrats burned down a black neighborhood in Philly.

 

[Lisa558]

Yes, this thread really isn't a knock on the miscast actress. It is damning of the education system of the US and West in general.

Thank you. But you see how quickly the leftists try to make excuses for it because the person exemplifying the failure of the educational system is black.

My grandmother had a better education by 8th grade than recent college grads have today.

 

[Mac-7]

Helen sure was purty!

And, she was not a negro

I wonder how many Yale grads know that?

 

[Lisa558]

And, she was not a negro

I wonder how many Yale grads know that?

Homer clearly describes her as white.

 

[DonGlock26]

Thank you. But you see how quickly the leftists try to make excuses for it because the person exemplifying the failure of the educational system is black.

My grandmother had a better education by 8th grade than recent college grads have today.

The Left uses race and cries of racism as weapons. They are powerless, if we ignore their tactics.

 

[fncceo]

Imagine going to an Ivy League university and never hearing about Homer or the Odyssey.

I prefer the movie version ...

 

[DonGlock26]

I prefer the movie version ...

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[Admiral Rockwell Tory]

"Yale-Educated Lupita Nyong’o Admits She Never Heard of ‘The Odyssey’ Before Helen of Troy Casting
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Kenyan actress Lupita Nyong’o has admitted that before being cast as Helen of Troy in Christopher Nolan’s adaptation of the 2,800-year-old Greek classic The Odyssey, she had never even heard of the epic story, despite having graduated from Yale University.

“I really had no idea what The Odyssey was,” she told Elle Magazine. “I was like, ‘oh, snap, I don’t know the first thing about this.’ So it was a crash course. I picked up the books and read them immediately. I have this film to thank for my Greek mythological education.”

The admission is startling considering the fact that she is a graduate of one of America’s most elite universities. The actress — born to Kenyan parents in Mexico, then raised in Kenya — graduated from Hampshire College with a theater degree, then went to Yale in 2009 and obtained a master’s degree in acting in 2012. She also attended several high-status colleges in Kenya."

Yale-Educated Lupita Nyong'o Admits She Never Heard of 'The Odyssey' Before Helen of Troy Casting

Lupita Nyong'o has admitted that before being cast as Helen of Troy, she had never heard of "The Odyssey," despite having graduated from Yale University.

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Imagine going to an Ivy League university and never hearing about Homer or the Odyssey. This is a perfect example of how dumbed down American education has become.

I never studied the Odyssey in college. I learned it in high school. She probably didn't. No mystery there.

 

[Admiral Rockwell Tory]

Any educated person would have heard of one of the world’s most famous classics. And prior to 1990, any high school kid would have heard of it as well.

And I’m not sure why you’re bringing in racial events.

Did she attend high school in the United States or Europe? No.

 

[DonGlock26]

I never studied the Odyssey in college. I learned it in high school. She probably didn't. No mystery there.

Yes, the OP and discussion is about her never hearing about the work.

 

[Admiral Rockwell Tory]

The Iliad and the Odyssey are the oldest works of Western Literature. Hesiod's Theogony & Works and Days are also great reads.

Pop quiz: what is the oldest written epic story? No peeking at Google or AI.

I bolded the key words you are not missing. She was not raised on Western Literature.

 

[Admiral Rockwell Tory]

Yes, this thread really isn't a knock on the miscast actress. It is damning of the education system of the US and West in general.

She was not raised in the US and West. What part do you not understand?

 

[Lisa558]

She was not raised in the US and West. What part do you not understand?

Then the logical question is how could someone with such an inferior education get into Yale?

 

[DonGlock26]

Did she attend high school in the United States or Europe? No.

Her education appears to be very Western. Her father is a professor, politician, and author.

Lupita Nyong'o - Wikipedia

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[DonGlock26]

She was not raised in the US and West. What part do you not understand?

Yale is an American university.

 

[DonGlock26]

Then the logical question is how could someone with such an inferior education get into Yale?

Sadly, he's assuming that she didn't get an education in Kenya, which is part of the Commonwealth of Nations.

 

[DonGlock26]

I bolded the key words you are not missing. She was not raised on Western Literature.

Bullshit.


"Early life and education
Lupita Amondi Nyong'o[5] was born on 1 March 1983[6] in Mexico City[7][8][9] to Kenyan parents, Dorothy Ogada Buyu[10][11] and Anyang' Nyong'o, a college professor. The family had left Kenya in 1980 for a period because of political repression and unrest; Lupita's uncle, Charles Nyong'o, disappeared after he was thrown off a ferry in 1980.[12]

Nyong'o holds Kenyan, Mexican, and United States citizenship and identifies as "Kenyan-Mexican".[13][14] She is of Luo descent on both sides of her family, and is the second of six children.[15] It is a tradition of the Luo people to name a child after the events of the day, so her parents gave her a Spanish name, Lupita, a diminutive of Guadalupe.[16] Her father, a former Member of the Kenyan Parliament and past Minister for Medical Services, serves as the Governor of Kisumu County, Kenya as of November 2025.[17] At the time of Nyong'o's birth, he was a visiting lecturer in political science at El Colegio de México in Mexico City.[15][18]

The family returned to Kenya when Nyong'o was under a year old,[16][19] after her father was appointed as a professor at the University of Nairobi.[15] She grew up primarily in Nairobi, in an artistic family, and describes her upbringing as "middle class, suburban."[18] Family get-togethers often included performances by the children, and trips to see plays.[20] She attended Rusinga International School in Kenya and acted in school plays.[10]

At the age of 14, Nyong'o made her professional acting debut as Juliet in William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet,[10] in a production by the Nairobi-based repertory company Phoenix Players.[18][20] While a member of the Phoenix Players, she also performed in the plays On The Razzle and There Goes The Bride.[21] She credits the performances of Whoopi Goldberg and Oprah Winfrey in The Color Purple with inspiring her to pursue a professional acting career.[22][23]

When Nyong'o was 16, her parents sent her to Mexico for seven months to learn Spanish.[16][24] During those seven months, she lived in Taxco, Guerrero, and took classes at the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México's Learning Centre for Foreigners.[24] Nyong'o later attended St. Mary's School in Nairobi, where she received an IB Diploma in 2001 and received the mean grade of 6 out of 7, coming second in her class.[25] She went to the United States for college, graduating from Hampshire College with a degree in film and theatre studies.[26][27]

In 2013, her father was elected to represent Kisumu County in the Kenyan Senate and by 2017, he became Governor.[16][28] Nyong'o's mother is the managing director of the Africa Cancer Foundation and her own communications company.[20][21] Other family members include Tavia Nyong'o, a scholar and professor at Yale University; Omondi Nyong'o, a paediatric ophthalmologist in Palo Alto, California, US; Kwame Nyong'o, one of Kenya's leading animators and leading technology expert; and Isis Nyong'o, a media and technology leader who was named one of Africa's most powerful young women by Forbes magazine.[29][30]"

Lupita Nyong'o - Wikipedia

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[Hellokitty]

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It's one thing for her to have never read or studied The Odyssey, but it's odd she's never heard of it when its referenced in so many forms of pop culture.

 

[Admiral Rockwell Tory]

Then the logical question is how could someone with such an inferior education get into Yale?

Is there an ACT or SAT question on the Odyssey that I am not aware of? I don't think so.

I don't think they ask interview questions on it. How exactly would her lack of knowledge be determined?