This stood out to me too when Rebecca was first introduced on the show. She has such distinct features (very beautiful) and her father looks very different from her. I always wondered what her mother looked like. No need for ethnic references...Rebecca has always just been Rebecca to me, but it was definitely something that caught my eye and got me thinking.   See 22 other replies

You're making usually sound like it has to be every time. Yes, usually "Indians" don't have that surname, but it doesn't mean she can't. Logan is just as much of an "Indian" surname as Patel is.Anyway, that aside, actors audition for roles. Roles don't audition for actors.   See 22 other replies

all of you are idiots. She's adopted.   See 22 other replies

One of my closest friends all through school (elementary through senior year, HS), was a half Japanese guy named Kelly O'Connor. Having a "white" name didn't change the fact that he was obviously Japanese (taller than most, but otherwise he looked more Japanese than Anglo), and nobody ever seemed to think anything of it.America has become a melting pot over the centuries, and even more so within the last fifty years. I don't feel it in any way detracts from Rebecca Logan's heritage that she has an Anglo name. It's not as though she's ever denied that she's a mixed-race character. She simply hasn't made a point of shouting it. This may or may not be off topic, but considering my school friend and HIS mane and ethnic heritage, it seems relevant to me. *shrugs*   See 22 other replies

Why does it mean it's not acknowledged? She can be completely off the boat Indian and still have the name Rebecca Logan.   See 22 other replies

not really...   See 22 other replies

It is not an unfair standard. I'm not saying that Rebecca should represent all South Asians. I'm asking people to give South Asian people credit where it's due; the minute thee's a popular character of non-white descent, people gloss over their ethnic background as if it's not really part of them - that's what being a "token" black/asian/whatever is about. I wasn't asking a big deal to be made of it. Just give her a surname that sounds Indian - that's all the acknowledgement I'm asking. But to act as if everything popular/attractive is only of white descent / that someone needs to be partly of white descent to be one of the "it girls" on campus, that message bothers me.As for people not acknowledging Calvin and Ashleigh's racial heritage, again, I'm not asking people to make them stereotypical characters or blow the ethnic thing out of proportion. Many blacks have white surnames in the U.S; Indians USUALLY don't. So it's not the same thing at all.And whether you like it or not, people do notice race. It's only in PC-world that we're supposed to be "colorblind". Well, here's an idea; let's have "colorblind" college admissions - would that be fair now? It would be kissing affirmative action goodbye. Colorblindness really works, huh?   See 22 other replies