Whitewashing in movies
casting practice in the film industry in which white actors are cast in non-white roles
Whitewashing, in movies, is when a white actor plays a character who isn't white, when a character's race is changed to white from something else, or when someone changes a story so that people who are not white seem less important.[1][2]
- In the 2013 movie The Lone Ranger, white actor Johnny Depp played an American Indian character.
- In the 2016 movie Doctor Strange, the character "The Ancient One" was changed from Asian to white so Tilda Swinton could play her.
- Many 20th century movies about cowboys show only white men. In real life, many cowboys were black or Latino.
References
change- ↑ Claire Gillespie (June 1, 2021). "What Is Whitewashing, and Why Is It Harmful? Here's What Experts Say". LA Times. Retrieved August 8, 2021.
- ↑ Jeremy Helligar (May 14, 2021). "This Is What Whitewashing Really Means—And Why It's a Problem". RD.com. Retrieved August 8, 2021.
