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The CNM’s whitewashing reflected a White supremacist history and monochromatic point of view that would dominate Hollywood, music, and classrooms for the rest of the century.
Sep 5, 2017 · The problem of whitewashing is frequently linked to the lack of diversity and institutional racism of a Hollywood film industry that is disproportionately white and male and in which people...
Warner Bros. Nine out of the 20 acting nominations at this year’s Oscars have gone to actors of colour; these include Daniel Kaluuya for Judas and the Black Messiah (Credit: Warner Bros) In 2016,...
- Julia Roberts and Harriet Tubman. The internet almost exploded when Harriet screenwriter and producer, Gregory Allen Howard, revealed that when he first started working on the movie in 1994, one studio executive suggested Julia Roberts portray the legendary abolitionist Harriet Tubman.
- Cynthia Erivo as Harriet Tubman. When Harriet finally reached the screen in 2019—without Julia Roberts—its lead, Tony-winning actress Cynthia Erivo, faced a backlash of her own: critics were not happy with a British-born actress of Nigerian heritage portraying one of America's most important and beloved abolitionists.
- Scarlett Johansson and Rub & Tug. In July 2018, Scarlett Johansson was attached to portray the real-life transgender massage parlor owner and gangster Dante "Tex" Gill in the movie Rub & Tug from director Rupert Sanders.
- Ed Skrein as Ben Daimio in Hellboy. On Aug. 21, 2017, British actor Ed Skrein (Deadpool) announced he had joined the cast of the next Hellboy film as Ben Daimio, a character of Japanese-American descent in the comics.
Jun 28, 2020 · We need to reevaluate film history by looking at our cultural touchstones with a more critical eye, adding disclaimers and warnings where necessary and acknowledging the fact that the last century of whitewashing continues to shape the content we make today.
Oct 6, 2015 · The list of films in which white actors have played other races includes everything from romantic comedies to action adventures and fantasies to historical epics.
Oct 29, 2020 · As cultural appropriation through casting spikes controversy in film, the world of opera seems colorblind, yet equality remains a distant goal there too.
