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2. www.youtube.com › watch'Whitewashing': What 'whitewashing' means in Hollywood - YouTube

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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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   With the academy awards coming up, Last Week Tonight asks: Hollywood whitewashing...how is this still a thing?Connect with Last Week Tonight online...Subscri...

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4. www.youtube.com › watchIs Hollywood’s Whitewashing Problem Far From Over? - YouTube

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   From blockbuster movies to indie films, discover how casting decisions continue to spark controversy and debate. Join us as we explore the impact of whitewashing on diversity and inclusion in...

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5. blurredbylines.com › blog › whitewashing-moviesWhitewashing In Hollywood Movies: 2000 - 2019 - Blurred Bylines

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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.

   Movie	Character	Race/ethnicity Portrayal	Hollywood’s Choice For Actor
   The Curse of La Llorona	Anna Tate-Garcia	Latina	Linda Cardellini
   Annihilation	Lena	Asian American	Natalie Portman
   The Post	Ben Bagdikian	Armenian American	Bob Odenkirk
   Jungle	Yosseph Ghinsberg	Israeli	Daniel Radcliffe

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6. www.thesociologicalcinema.com › blog › what-isWhat Is Whitewashing and Why Does It Matter? - @TheSocyCinema

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   In its simplest form, whitewashing refers to the tendency of media to be dominated by white characters, played by white actors, navigating their way through a story that will likely resonate most deeply with white audiences, based on their experiences and worldviews. There are four distinct types of whitewashing.

7. www.rd.com › article › what-whitewashing-means-andWhitewashing: What It Really Means — and Why It's a Problem

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   May 24, 2024 · What does whitewashing mean? According to one Merriam-Webster definition, to whitewash is to “gloss over or cover up,” which, in a sense, is what the racial form of whitewashing does.

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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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   What is whitewashing in media?

   • In its simplest form, whitewashing refers to the tendency of media to be dominated by white characters, played by white actors, navigating their way through a story that will likely resonate most deeply with white audiences, based on their experiences and worldviews. There are four distinct types of whitewashing.

   What Is Whitewashing and Why Does It Matter? - @TheSocyCinema

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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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   Can a film be whitewashed?

   • However, these films might justifiably be called whitewashed if the majority of films produced over a given span of time fit this pattern. In other words, whitewashing cannot always be discerned on a film-by-film basis.

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   Are white actors whitewashed?

   • Although White actors had been playing characters of other ethnicities for centuries, often employing blackface, redface, and yellowface, the term “whitewashing” didn’t become a popular way to describe this practice until the late 1990s.

   Whitewashing: What It Really Means — and Why It's a Problem

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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.

   Whitewashing in Hollywood: Why Diverse Media Representation Matters

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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.”.