Definitely agree that swarthy is a non-ideal descriptor (to say the least) but do understand why people have grabbed on. Outside of tumblr speculation I tend to associate it more with Mediterranean people than black people, but also would've been happy/intrigued to see an actor who complicates whiteness, particularly in a time and place where there was a massive, massive amount of immigration happening. But...nope. And therefore: sigh.
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Date: 2015-05-18 01:40 am (UTC)