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Originally Posted by Trollheart
Jennifer Lopez. Yeah. That was the one. I understand that, but it was an oral question so no spelling involved. Just annoys me that the first thing someone would think of when they hear that is not the Roman Empire and Cleopatra but some pop singer. Ah well. I did once hear someone say they were "as orange as Hitler". Still trying to work that one out!
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She was in a movie called Roman Empire as well?
I must check that out.
I sympathise with you and ando, lamenting the way that historical figures like Homer get supplanted by a new guy with the same name. I was annoyed, for example, when a movie about a dog co-opted the name Beethoven. Of all the names available, it seemed an unnecessary, even disrespectful, one to choose.
On the other hand, people are interested in what they find interesting, and who are we to lecture people about knowing about a bunch of old guys? I've enjoyed hours of Homer Simpson's antics on tv, but only got through a couple of pages of The Odyssey, so, for me, as for most people today, Homer = Homer Simpson.
As Andy Warhol said "Everybody will be world famous for fifteen minutes". To be fair, Mark Antony has already had a lot more than his 15 minutes; he's been hogging the carousel of fame for way too long, so should we really begrudge Marc Antony his 15-minute turn?