[jiggawatts]

Yes. Not all discrimination is the same.

Being ugly is a disqualifying trait for getting a job as a supermodel.

Being unfit is a disqualifying trait for being an Olympic athlete.

Being unable to stay awake and say coherent sentences is a disqualifying trait for being the president of the most powerful nation on earth.

Being black or latino is a disqualifying trait for playing a Roman emperor in a movie — which is why Netlix will surely try, because they’re unable to comprehend what the problem even is, and why their “equality” is groan-inducing.

PS: If I was a US citizen, I would vote for AOC not because of her sex or race but because neither of those influence my decision. Do they influence yours?

[basementcat]

Can you explain why being black or Latinx would disqualify one from playing a Roman emperor in a movie?

[lotsoweiners]

If historical authenticity is semi-expected then having Samuel L Jackson as Nero isn’t going to fly. If race swap is part of the gimmick like in Hamilton then I don’t think it would matter.

[khazhoux]

If going for visual realism, then obviously a black man would not look the part, since all roman emperors were caucasian (except possibly Septimius Severus).

A latino man could almost certainly fit, though.

[adolph]

sed 's/ b/\u&/' || sed 's/ L/\L&/'

[adolph]

> Being black or latino is a disqualifying trait for playing a Roman emperor in a movie

Given a person playing a Roman Emperor is acting in a role not laboring as a ruler, consider that:

The emperors Trajan, Hadrian and Marcus Aurelius -- among Rome's best and wisest rulers -- and the poet Seneca all were of Spanish origin.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/national/horizon/june9...

The Four African Emperors were Septimius Severus, Clodius Albinus, Marcus Macrinus and Aemilianus.

https://peek-01.livejournal.com/62062.html

[newfriend]

Meaningless.

Being born in Roman Hispania isn't the same as being "of Spanish origin" or "latinx". Being born in Africa doesn't make you black. Elon Musk is the richest African in the world.

If Shaq had been born in China, would he be a good candidate to portray first sovereign Emperor of China?

A black bear born in the arctic isn't a polar bear.