The streaming platform claims that Hephaestion was not just a close friend, but perhaps a great love of Alexander the Great
The documentary "Alexander: The Making of a God," which explores the life of Alexander the Great, started airing on Netflix on January 31. However, the fact that the great military figure of antiquity is presented as homosexual has caused many negative reactions.
The streaming service states in the summary of the documentary that through interviews and with experts and immersive re-enactments, the unique life of Alexander the Great and his desire to conquer the world is revealed.
Nonetheless, the scene garnering negative comments on social media is in the first 10 minutes of the opening episode of the series, where the Macedonian king, after a fight with Hephaestion, kisses his friend on the mouth and body, and they exchange some tender caresses, with Ptolemy looking at them.
In the documentary's narrative, Hephaestion is presented as a beloved companion and the greatest love of Alexander. Netflix specifically mentions the relationship between the two men.
There was a lot of backlash though, with many taking to social media to express their opposition, claiming that there was no historical evidence to prove that Alexander the Great was gay.
Also, there are many who accuse Netflix of propaganda and commercialisation of homosexuality.
Check out some of the reactions:
I turn on Netflix’s new miniseries documentary about Alexander The Great that just got released today.
Very first scene, they made him gay. 🤦🏻♂️
Netflix I’ll give it to you, you sure are consistent and predictable.
(Trigger warning: If you don’t wanna see two dudes making out,… pic.twitter.com/QrZBdHcNrt
— Deep Thrill (@DeeperThrill) January 31, 2024
Netflix makes a documentary about Alexander 5 minutes in they say he was gay... pic.twitter.com/lsqVVKdUKQ
— Sunner ☀️ (@Not_Sunner) January 31, 2024
Netflix telling me that Alexander was gay~
— Tweeep (@tweeep_) February 1, 2024
Alexander the Great was never gay
More bullshit Netflix propaganda
If you want to know about Alexander, read the "Life of Alexander" by Plutarch and "Alexander the Great: The Anabasis and the Indica" by Arrian https://t.co/ZWCf9eYAVg
— byzantine supremacist ☦️ (@autoxrator) February 1, 2024
Alexander the gay https://t.co/QtnCHNUAsz
— Gon (@fall1ngdown) January 27, 2024
Netflix has such a strong agenda for the LGBTQ that in their Documentary about Alexander The Great, they’re really trying to portray him as a homosexual.
Lmfao. Ofcourse he has to be gay, it wouldn’t be Netflix is he wasn’t. Smh.
— Akbar | AFC (@AFCAkbar) January 31, 2024
Why have they made alexander the great gay when he wasnt?
— gerald🇸🇴 (@brainded_genius) January 31, 2024
Was interested in the Netflix series 'Alexander The Making of a God'. Seven minutes in they have a gay sex scene between Alexander and another man. It almost seems like there is a strategy afoot... What could it be? pic.twitter.com/Mc5a3IlAaR
— @amuse (@amuse) January 31, 2024
Watching the Alexander the Great Netflix documentary, trash 🚮
2nd episode in and NO MENTION of ARISTOTLE?????
Also there’s no written document that says he was gay with Hephaestion, why do they have to make everything gay.
I hate Netflix
— Niall of Nazareth (@niallator54) February 1, 2024
Alexander is now Gay
Fck u @netflix pic.twitter.com/J1KfHC57vV— Finance Predator (@FinPred) January 31, 2024
Watching a docu-drama on @netflix showing that Alexander، The Great Alexander was gay?
Is this correct?🤔— FAISAL S AHMAD (@BUZURGWAR) January 31, 2024
Netflix don spoil everything for me, Alexander had a gay relationship with Hephaestion?
— 6toes (@ihvmid) February 1, 2024
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Netflix makes sure to portray Alexander the Great as gay in the new documentary, literally in the first 10 minutes 🤣
— Vision (@investor_daddy) February 1, 2024
Netflix made to Alexander the Great gay
I’m vomit pic.twitter.com/cWaAvA80Nc— . (@gabrielarcir) February 1, 2024
So according to this documentary on Netflix Alexander The Great was gay.
Interesting 🤔
— Collins Cole (@itscollinscole) February 1, 2024
Yeah stop watching Alexander the great on Netflix after 5 minutes. Gay bs propaganda.
Disgusting how they ruin big history figures. #net— Adje jan (@AdjeJan) January 31, 2024
And of course, they had to make Alexander gay🤦🏿♂️ way to ruin the show @netflix
— Dr Musakanda-Mushavanhu (@MaesterStark) February 1, 2024
Tell me why there's a gay scene, just 5 minutes into Alexander the Great's documentary?
Netflix!! Lmao.
— Tomisin (@tomisin_dev) January 31, 2024
@netflix documentary #Alexander the Great showing his gay proves you know nothing about history, your advisors are probably gay looking how to promote it, study more about ancient Greece before publishing fake news, gays then were called Κίναιδοι and were not accepted by society
— STE (@PergammonSte) February 1, 2024
@OrderOfAHEPA please review the Netflix documentary "Alexander: The Making of a God", which distorts and misrepresents Alexander the Great & Greek history. Netflix depicts Alexander as a homosexual, shows explicit sexual scenes, & claims that everyone in Ancient Greece was Gay…
— debredt (@debredta) January 31, 2024
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