On Tue, 11 Nov 1997, Geoffrey D. Sperl wrote:
> Verhoven probably thought he'd throw two or three minorities in there
> for flavor...I can't remember: does Heinlein actually go into the ethnic
> make-up of his characters?
>
Yes he does, in exhaustive detail. Every human breed seems to be
represented - Lieutenant Jelal is Turkish, for instance. In some cases
he doesn't say - as with Breckenridge, who I've always pictured as
African-American. And the leading character is Filipino.>
Patricia (Pat) Mathews
mathews@unm.edu
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