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1. • • Whitewashing is a casting practice in the film industry in which white actors are cast in non-white roles. As defined by Merriam-Webster, to whitewash is "to alter...in a way that favors, features, or caters to white people: such as...casting a white performer in a role based on a nonwhite person or fictional character."
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   What is whitewashing in Hollywood?

   • Whitewashing in Hollywood is the well-documented practice of movie executives and other decision makers to choose white actors to portray people of color on film. One of the most famous cases of Hollywood whitewashing involves Mickey Rooney portraying an Asian character in 1961’s Breakfast at Tiffany’s.

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   Are whitewashed movies a trend in the 21st century?

   • Unfortunately, there’s another long-standing trend in Hollywood rearing its ugly head in the 21st century: whitewashed movies. Whitewashing in Hollywood is the well-documented practice of movie executives and other decision makers to choose white actors to portray people of color on film.

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   Should film roles be whitewashed?

   • If film roles continue to be whitewashed, children will keep developing unhealthy conceptions of racial equality. But if kids see more positive and empowering depictions of POC – especially in film and television – it will undoubtedly begin to have a powerful affect, as many celebrities have attested to.

   Whitewashing in Hollywood: Why Diverse Media Representation Matters

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   Why does whitewashing still occur?

   • The correlation between population and representation in film is completely and utterly skewed in favor of white people. And this is one of the explanations for why whitewashing still occurs. With 94% of Hollywood executives being white, the majority of those movies will have white leads, even if it’s at the expense of ethnic characters and actors.

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   What is the difference between whitewashing and blackwashing?

   • Well, whitewashing is the act of replacing an originally character of color, or of a minority group, with a white character/person/actor. It’s been done many times in movies and television shows. Blackwashing, or racebending, is the act of taking an originally white character and making them black, or a person of color.

   Blackwashing versus whitewashing, just what does this mean?

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   Which movies were whitewashed in 2017?

   • Far from a thing of the past, 2017 saw the most whitewashed movies of the year, with a total of 5. These movies include Ghost in the Shell (Scarlett Johansson), The Beguiled (Kirsten Dunst) and The Post (Bob Odenkirk). For a full list of whitewashed Hollywood movies in the last 20 years, please scroll to the bottom of this post.

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   Oct 13, 2024 · They cast who? Welcome to WatchMojo, and today we’re counting down our picks for the most egregious instances of whitewashing in movies. In this video, we take a look at movies like “Breakfast...

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   Michael Le of Racebending.com looks at the issue of whitewashing in Hollywood and how it has revolutionized leading stars in breakout roles.Subscribe to CTV ...

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   Instead of a flagrant stain upon cinema, it is a shadow that lurks in the background. Instead of blackface, there is whitewashing. “Whitewashing” is generally defined as choosing a “white male or female to portray a character who is originally of an ethnic background.”.

6. blog.degruyter.com › forced-diversity-in-movies-is‘Forced Diversity’ In Movies Is Not a Thing – But Here’s Why ...

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   Mar 2, 2022 · When people of color enter spaces historically perceived as ‘white’ in popular representations of history and speculative fiction, familiar outcries of ‘blackwashing’ or ‘forced diversity’ are sure to follow. What is it exactly that white people fear losing?

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   Jul 2, 2021 · So what just is whitewashing and blackwashing? Well, whitewashing is the act of replacing an originally character of color, or of a minority group, with a white character/person/actor. It’s been done many times in movies and television shows.

8. www.indiewire.com › gallery › hollywood-whitewashingHollywood Whitewashing: 25 Worst Roles - IndieWire

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   Aug 29, 2017 · Everyone from Angelina Jolie to Anthony Hopkins, Emma Stone, Jake Gyllenhaal, and Scarlett Johansson have contributed to Hollywood’s whitewashing problem.

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   Dec 31, 2019 · Whitewashing in Hollywood is the well-documented practice of movie executives and other decision makers to choose white actors to portray people of color on film. One of the most famous cases of Hollywood whitewashing involves Mickey Rooney portraying an Asian character in 1961’s Breakfast at Tiffany’s.