In the new Netflix movie Seven Kings Must Die the writer chose to inaccurately portray Athelstan, a king and historical Christian figure, as a homosexual. While LGBTQ communities have always existed throughout history and certainly should be represented in film it is unethical to portray a figurehead of a kingdom and religion falsely as a homosexual. The authors reasoning for this was that “he bore no children, had no queen, and pinned his hair up”. She stated “but do you really want all the characters to be the same”.

No we don’t. We also don’t want important historical figures names and reputations to be slandered. This attempt to falsely portray history and push a narrative is unacceptable and should be removed from the film.