thewanderingbackpack@lemmy.world to AskHistorians@lemmy.worldEnglish · 11 months agoWhen did it become unacceptable for white actors to play characters of different races (e.g, black face, yellow face, etc)?message-squaremessage-square7linkfedilinkarrow-up19arrow-down12
arrow-up17arrow-down1message-squareWhen 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 · 11 months agomessage-square7linkfedilink
minus-squareandros_rex@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·11 months agoI 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.
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.