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- 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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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.
MovieCharacterRace/ethnicity PortrayalHollywood’s Choice For ActorThe Curse of La LloronaAnna Tate-GarciaLatinaLinda CardelliniAnnihilationLenaAsian AmericanNatalie PortmanThe PostBen BagdikianArmenian AmericanBob OdenkirkJungleYosseph GhinsbergIsraeliDaniel RadcliffeInstead 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.”.
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?
Aug 29, 2017 · Click through the gallery to see the worst whitewashing cases of the 21st century so far. Everyone from Scarlett Johansson to Jake Gyllenhaal, Emma Stone and Angelina Jolie have taken on roles ...
