Classify this Indian actor

[desibaba]

Is this guy classifiable as Nordish ? If so, what nordish elements can you identify ? In case you are curious, this dude is an actor in India.

http://hrithikpics.hypermart.net/images/index.htm

[Prodigal Son]

Is this guy classifiable as Nordish ? If so, what nordish elements can you identify ? In case you are curious, this dude is an actor in India.

http://hrithikpics.hypermart.net/images/index.htm

No, of course he is not "Nordish" (leaving aside the fact that 'Nordish' is a completely worthless taxonomical category). He is a Hindu, and he's wearing tons of make-up. Even the highest caste Northern Hindus have a large share of Dravidian and Australoid ancestry, and the European ancestry that they do have is Eastern European origin (Eu19 etc..) Here he is as a child:

[desibaba]

No, of course he is not "Nordish" (leaving aside the fact that 'Nordish' is a completely worthless taxonomical category). He is a Hindu, and he's wearing tons of make-up. Here he is as a child:

Dude, that is not the same person

The actor really is light eyed

[Prodigal Son]

Dude, that is not the same person

Yes it is.

The actor really is light eyed

I doubt it. Even if he were, partial depigmentation is not tantamount to Northern European ancestry. I've seen blonde and blue-eyed Arabs and Jews, but they certainly aren't "Nordish".

[desibaba]

Yes it is.

please provide a link to a site that shows that child to be the actor

I doubt it. Even if he were, partial depigmentation is not tantamount to Northern European ancestry.

but what about the facial structure and the build ?


I've seen blonde and blue-eyed Arabs and Jews, but they certainly aren't "Nordish".

yes they are, because nordish refers to phenotype.

[Prodigal Son]

yes they are, because nordish refers to phenotype.

'Nordish' refers, or rather should refer to ancestry. If it refered to phenotype, than so-called North Atlantids and Paleoatlantids would either be non-Nordish, or all Southern Europeans would be 'Nordish'.

Here is a better picture of the man:

[desibaba]

'Nordish' refers, or rather should refer to ancestry.

Here is a better picture of the man:

Hahahaha. Since I am an "indic" and familiar with indian cinema, I can assure you that the dude whose pics you posted is not the same one as the one I posted. Your guy is definitely not nordish and is quite dark skinned. His name is akshay kumar (http://www.apunkachoice.com/people/act81/)

[Prodigal Son]

Hahahaha. Since I am an "indic" and familiar with indian cinema, I can assure you that the dude whose pics you posted is not the same one as the one I posted. Your guy is definitely not nordish and is quite dark skinned. His name is akshay kumar (http://www.apunkachoice.com/people/act81/)

Oops, well, my mistake . I am not exactly a Bollywood expert.

I strongly dislike the term "Nordish", because it it's vague and utterly arbitrary (as you have proved). McCulloch changes the definition for different groups. Mediterranean-looking Britons like George Harrison and Catherine Zeeta Jones are 'Nordish' in McCulloch's book, because of how long they've been living in Northern Europe. On the other hand, blonde Saami are not 'Nordish' (ask McCulloch why), regardless of the fact that they are depigmented and have lived in Northern Europe for thousands of years. Personally, I prefer to equate the term with ancestry rather than phenotype to get rid of the confusion. I'd rather not use the idiotic term at all, but due to the McCulloch-centrism of this board, I am forced to do so by circumstances.

[Vojvoda]

Hahahaha. Since I am an "indic" and familiar with indian cinema, I can assure you that the dude whose pics you posted is not the same one as the one I posted.

Good for you. I am not familiar with "Indic" types.How would you classify that actor anyway?

[desibaba]

Here is a pic of the same actor who looks nordish enough in this picture to make many europeans look like "untermenschen"

http://hrithikpics.hypermart.net/images/image124.htm