Zendaya is in the middle of the premiere tour for ‘The Odyssey,’ Christopher Nolan’s new project, and she should be celebrating. Instead, she became the target of a wave of comments questioning whether her face ‘fits’ that of Athena, the Greek goddess of wisdom.
It’s not the first time an actress has faced this kind of judgment for portraying a mythological figure, but the uproar this time was particularly loud, just as she makes the rounds of red carpets and press conferences promoting the film.
The curious detail is that no one is questioning her acting talent, only her appearance. And that’s where many users came out to defend her, reminding the internet that beauty in film shouldn’t be measured by a single standard.