Whitewashing in movies
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
- ↑ Claire Gillespie (June 1, 2021). What Is Whitewashing, and Why Is It Harmful? Here's What Experts Say. LA Times. https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/moviesnow/la-et-mn-tonto-20130709-story.html. Retrieved August 8, 2021.
- ↑ Jeremy Helligar (May 14, 2021). This Is What Whitewashing Really Means—And Why It’s a Problem. RD.com. https://www.rd.com/article/what-whitewashing-means-and-why-its-a-problem/. Retrieved August 8, 2021.
