So um. Watched Advent Children today, and apparently some people think that Rude is not black.

(apparently they had the same opinion in reverse!)

So uh. This really was a shock to me, because well, I mean he looks black, I think the goatee, lots of black men shave their heads bald, (less than white men of the same age, I'd assume),and black people cosplay him, and well, what is there to say he isn't?

He's not as dark skinned as Barrett? Black isn't an absolute term! There are many variations of color, as I am sure that some on this forum can testify.

But I'm just a little poor little backwater white girl, so what do I know?

Anyways, we compromised that he could be mulatto, so accordingly I have included that option in the poll.