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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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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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Jan 16, 2019 · Black Andromedas were few and far between – and images like Bernard Picart’s print of Perseus (1731) and Andromeda by Abraham van Diepenbeeck (1655) appear to show a woman with stereotypical ...
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.”.
A report in 2013 showed that 94% of film executives were white and that non-white people were under-represented as filmmakers and actors. The BBC explored two reasons for the casting practice: institutional racism and a belief that well-known white actors attract more audiences and maximize profits.
FilmYearDescription2008The film about card counting features ...2007In the vampire horror film, actor Josh ...2016In the science fiction film based on the ...2021The white actor Matt Van Smith plays ...Oct 6, 2015 · ‘Whitewashing’? 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. Last year...
Aug 8, 2018 · A 13 Reasons Why Actress Called Out Hollywood's Whitewashing Problem Without Saying a Word. Yellowface was an enduring tradition in Hollywood and theater where white people costumed as Asian ...
Feb 22, 2017 · Whitewashing in Hollywood: Where Did it Begin and Where Will it End? | by The Global Citizen | Medium. The Global Citizen. ·. Follow. 3 min read. ·. Feb 22, 2017. Looking back on the films from...
