This article reads like stale toast tastes

Fine with this. Esports are not Olympic athletics. But why can’t we create a major Olympic-style esports event, with sections for fighting games, MOBAs, RTS, shooters, etc. Do it every four years. Could be cool.

looks bollocks but I’ll probably still give it a crack

Depends on the sex worker. Brothel gals probably wore skimpy stuff, but high class courtesans would dress high class. That was the point!

Maybe, but I would like to wear most of those dresses. Hopefully Roman hooker fashion will be the next trend after this boring 90's revival dies out!

I’m no Mary Beard, no expert, but those women’s skirts seem a tad short for Roman women. Right? I mean, I’m sure sex workers wore less clothing than “respectable ladies,” and maybe that’s the look they’re going for?

Please please please please please somebody get esteemed classicist Mary Beard to write weekly recaps of this travesty.

I would argue that while they are, on the surface, both instances of adopting a stage name, the impetus for the adoption is not the same.

At this point in our Global history, I find this to be a very bad omen.

They are supposed to be gladiators so it should be 100%.

I’m hoping 2/3 die of smallpox.

So, 2/3 of the cast will be slaves, yes?

Wang = pretty Chinese woman

Reminds me of Ramon Estevez working under the name Martin Sheen because otherwise people weren’t calling him back on auditions. It’s fucked up.

What the hell is wrong with people?

Long, long history of that in Hollywood. Huge numbers of actors had to change their names to get famous, both for racist reason (their name was very “ethnic” and Hollywood hates that) or because their name was hard to pronounce. For example, for Jews, you’ve got Marilyn Monroe = Norma Jean Mortensen, Kirk Douglas =…

Also missed my favorite line:

As an ABC (American-born Chinese), I 100% believe it that her name change improved her chances of being chosen for a role. There is still a disturbing amount of racism aimed at Asians in the US.

You missed the killer line:

This was answered in a movie or tv show, I can’t remember which one, but basically the male theory is that at some point clothes are getting ripped and they’ll start having sex because logic.