Levar Burton, does not age
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Well Geordie is black so he'll look younger than he is probably until the day he dies.
And Picard has always been bald. In other words, he's BEEN looking aged for quite some time now.
And Picard has always been bald. In other words, he's BEEN looking aged for quite some time now.
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On Community I would have guessed mid to high 40s if I didn't know better.
What's that about black people? I suppose if they don't have gray hair the signs of middle age don't stand out as much for color contrast reasons.
What's that about black people? I suppose if they don't have gray hair the signs of middle age don't stand out as much for color contrast reasons.
Exactly! Stewart aged into the ages of the characters he played, which is why he doesn't look like he's aged much. He played older characters from the get-go.
I believe the expression QuarkforNagus is looking for is "Black don't crack". I heard a black woman say that just yesterday, in fact. It really does seem like a lot of black and Asian people stay relatively young looking for a long, long time, and then it all catches up to them at once. It isn't completely exclusive to them, though. Remember Dick Clark?
This isn't going to end well. 
Calm down. There's nothing racist here - at least not from me. Just racial. Like saying that white guys are more likely than any other race or gender to be serial killers, or Hispanic people have larger families than other groups. Those are just statistically demonstrable facts. And there's certainly nothing derogatory about saying a particular race maintains their youthful appearance for longer than others. Personally, I wish I could have some of whatever causes that in a bottle.This isn't going to end well.
Burton already looked younger in TNG.
Has it really gotten to the point where any statement observing demographic tendencies between ethnicities is automatically considered racist, even when no implicit value judgement is present?
Is the statement 'African Americans tend to be more susceptible to chronic hypertension' a racist statement?
Is the statement 'African Americans tend to be more susceptible to chronic hypertension' a racist statement?
Asians, Native Americans, Hispanics, and Pacific Islanders can also look much younger than their chronological age, as can a lot of Caucasians. I don't see anything racist in the observation, but it isn't really necessary to point out race in saying someone looks good for their age. 
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