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Whitewashing is the act of minimizing or covering up vices, crimes or scandals, or of exonerating the guilty by means of a perfunctory investigation or biased presentation of data with the intention to improve someone's reputation.
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.
Whitewashing is a casting practice in the film industry in which white actors are cast in non-white roles. [1] 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."
In the United States entertainment industry, Christina Shu Jien Chong has stated that racebending, whitewashing and an overall lack of representation of Asian Americans, as well as other minorities in the film industry, is not due to lack of minority applicants, but instead due to lack of opportunities for minorities due to a connection-based culture in the entertainment industry created ...
As applied to entertainment, whitewashing generally refers to the practice of casting White actors in non-White roles in order to appeal to larger audiences, at the expense of diverse representation.
In cinema's early days, whitewashing was overt. In the first screen adaptation of Harriet Beecher Stowe's "Uncle Tom's Cabin" produced in 1903, all of the major black roles were played by white ...
Whitewashing in art is the practice of altering the racial identity of historical and mythological figures in art as a part of a larger pattern of erasing and distorting the histories and contributions of non-whites. It mirrors the racial biases and prejudices of those times, which continue to impact society today. It encompasses various facets ...
Whitewashing refers to the phenomenon of non-white characters being portrayed by white actors or actresses. [14] The term first gained prominence in 2010. [15] As an example, in the 2018 comedy blockbuster Crazy Rich Asians, the main character (Nick) was portrayed by a half-Asian actor (Henry Golding) instead of a 'full' Asian man. [16]