Oh gee, the author of "The Bell Curve," a racist book that racists love feels "hostile" that a Black woman was cast as Helen of Troy? Also, the Odyssey is not "a historical setting"
Gosh, perhaps he was just racist all along, rather than a political scientist "just asking questions."
RE: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:s6j27rxb3ic2rxw73ixgqv2p/post/3mdw6h5sths2o