The American Hellenic Education and Progressive Association, known by its acronym AHEPA in Greek American community circles is calling the new Fox/HULU series ‘Krapopolis’ a bunch of… skata.
In an open letter to Jean Guerin, executive vice president of Fox Entertainment, AHEPA’s president Savas Tsivicos called the satirical adult cartoon series “demeaning” to Greeks and asked the network halt production of Krapopolis.
“We find the series demeaning to the contributions gifted to Western Civilization by the ancient Greeks,” Tsivicos writes. “These contributions, which also include the arts, architecture, and sciences; and ideals, which include notion of democracy and right of self-governance, inspired academicians, playwrights, and scientists; and revolutionaries, including our nation’s founding fathers, across centuries.”
Tsivicos also has requested a meeting with Guerin to discuss the Greek American community’s concerns and potential harmful implications of Krapopolis.
One mainstream entertainment website, Cracked, was quick to poke fun at what they called Tsivicos’ “self-aggrandizing” letter— even taking aim at the chorus of Greek Americans who claimed via Twitter that the series was culturally appropriating Greek history and was wrong not to cast any Greek actors to play the roles of the Olympian gods depicted on the show.
The show is set in ancient Greece “tells the story of a dysfunctional family of humans, gods and monsters trying to run one of the world’s first cities, while also trying their best to not kill each other in the process.”
Read the AHEPA President’s full letter to Fox Entertainment here.
