Or the fact people from Two Rivers are often identified by their physical look and way they speak, but the TV series starts out with every person from their tiny isolated village being ethnically diverse.

[–] DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.social 0 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (2 children)

Red Rivers peeps are darker skinned than your typical "white." Rand is specifically noted for being much fairer than normal, even with a farmer tan.

It's why they stand out from the pseudo-English that surround them.

Why would you assume otherwise and then get mad about it?

If there's an ethnicity they would resemble, it's certainly not "Anglo." Even an ambiguous "Mediterranean" doesn't explain why Rand's tan wouldn't let him blend in.

So you are right, in a way, but in a way we all know you didn't intend by "ethnically diverse"

[–] jeeva@lemmy.world 3 points 11 hours ago

I'm not OP, but I don't think they meant "weren't Anglo" but instead that the villagers were literally diverse, i.e. a lot of different ethnicities.

It does put a confused spin on both "huh, you're from the two rivers? You look like one of those Aiel" and the post-siege development of two rivers where the increased diversity from folk moving from different places to there causes tension in the villagers.

I may be wrong, though.

[–] trk@aussie.zone 1 points 9 hours ago

zzz.... so desperate to make it a racist comment.