Ethnicity, race…and music

I recently found this photo online. If you know jazz, you probably know who they are, and I think it’s from when they toured together.
But one thing I thought of: in the U.S., this is a picture of a white man and a black man. If you don’t know the individuals, would you be able to tell who was who ?

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DeWayfarer · 61-69, M

Yes, yet I am a detailed oriented person. Compare the noses. There's a big difference.

bijouxbroussard · F

@DeWayfarer Huh ?

DeWayfarer · 61-69, M

@bijouxbroussard Django's nose is smaller. That's one of many characteristics of mixed race.

Sorry for the misspelling.

bijouxbroussard · F

@DeWayfarer If you were seeing them both in profile or both head on, but in this photo how can you tell ?

DeWayfarer · 61-69, M

@bijouxbroussard I've already looked. Same difference across multiple images.

The flare of the nose.

bijouxbroussard · F

@DeWayfarer So you looked at other photos ?

DeWayfarer · 61-69, M

@bijouxbroussard it was the first thing I noticed in your own image. Then I went and looked.