[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.