Conservatives are outraged that Netflix’s Alexander the Great docuseries “turned him gay”

Netflix’s six-part series on Alexander the Great – Alexander: The Making of a God – is already drawing criticism from the right for depicting the ancient Greek king as having had sexual relationships with men.

“Netflix made a new documentary about Alexander The Great. Within the first 8 minutes, they turned him gay,” complained the influential rightwing account End Wokeness on X. End Wokeness has over two million followers.

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Formed with the idea that only love withstands war, the Sacred Band of Thebes was deliberately comprised of 150 gay or bisexual couples.

Historians know that Alexander had sexual and romantic relationships with both men and women, including with his general and bodyguard Hephaestion, according to the University of Cambridge Museums & Botanic Garden website. Alexander was described as devastated when Hephaestion died and “lay weeping on his comrade for a day & night before being pried away.” He cut his hair in pouring.

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End Wokeness was mocked for apparently not knowing that same-sex relationships weren’t stigmatized in many parts of the ancient world the way they are today and even one of their supportive followers tried to point that out.

“I hate wokeness, but hear me out,” wrote X user Jessica O’Donnell. “There’s a good chance he was at least bisexual because, well, that was kind of the Greek thing to do.”

“It’s still unproven speculation and should definitely not be shoved into the first 8 minutes,” End Wokeness shot back.

It’s still unproven speculation and should definitely not be shoved into the first 8 minutes

— End Wokeness (@EndWokeness) February 6, 2024

Others on the platform were less charitable in their responses.

This Nazi is so fucking dumb pic.twitter.com/7lx0PVyfyv

— evan (@esjesjesj) February 5, 2024

I don’t think it was Netflix that made him gay.

— Damin Toell (@damintoell) February 5, 2024

Alexander actually had intimate relationships with men.

— Jonas (@realjonaswd) February 5, 2024

Except Alexander was bisexual, having lovers of both sexes. This has been known throughout history and is not breaking news.

— Joseph Jones (@JoeGayHistorian) February 6, 2024

Hey man, I'm sorry you had to learn this way

— Tony (@realtonysm1th) February 6, 2024

i have bad news about the Greeks…

— chewie (@YouKnowImChewie) February 5, 2024

Alexander actually had intimate relationships with men.

— Jonas (@realjonaswd) February 5, 2024

"End Wokeness" aka Don't ever read a book.

— GardensandGuillotines (@GnGuillotines) February 5, 2024

Everyone was gay back then because sex was sex and there wasn’t Christian conservative homophobia

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