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thewanderingbackpack@lemmy.world to AskHistorians@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month ago

When did it become unacceptable for white actors to play characters of different races (e.g, black face, yellow face, etc)?

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When did it become unacceptable for white actors to play characters of different races (e.g, black face, yellow face, etc)?

thewanderingbackpack@lemmy.world to AskHistorians@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month ago
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  • givesomefucks@lemmy.world
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    1 month ago

    They can still be a dude playing a dude, disguised as another dude.

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      1 month ago

      God this com needs moderation XD

      • givesomefucks@lemmy.world
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        1 month ago

        Me?

        I know who I am

        https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tKvqhlhXq9s

        Quick edit:

        But I feel like this is the most recent example of a white actor using black face in a manner that wasn’t exactly problematic.

        Because as the quote says, it’s not him doing it. It’s the character he’s playing doing it.

        Which is an important distinction, and answers a question that probably wasn’t serious to begin with

        • spiderhamster@lemmy.world
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          Gonna assume this is Tropic Thunder. I have time to write this comment but not click a link.

          • givesomefucks@lemmy.world
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            1 month ago

            The Yuri Wong song built off the sample of the quote.

            If you listen later and enjoy it, he also uploads a video of making each song. It’s pretty cool shit.

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    Unacceptable to who? (Or “unacceptable to whom?” if you’re even more pedantic than… I.)

    Here’s a clip from a three-decade old movie showing a clip from a movie that was itself already three-decades old.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lbiymQJsC8M

    (Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story, Bruce Lee’s reaction as he and Linda watch Breakfast at Tiffany’s.)

    It was pretty shitty behaviour then and now. The change is just whether people not directly targeted by it realized it, or faced consequences for it.

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    21 days ago

    I think watching the documentary Ethnic Notions is really useful in understanding why blackface is uniquely messed up, and was invented as a tool of oppression.

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