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New Book ‘Blackface’ Examines Hollywood’s Painful, Enduring Ties to Racist Performances
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variety.comMatt Donnelly Senior Film WriterConversations about Blackface, when white people darken their skin to perform exaggerated versions of nonwhite characters, often centers on the historical when it comes to the media’s role in perpetuating the racist act.In some cases, historical means the minstrels of 19th century theater, silent films, or the more recent history of satire like Robert Downey Jr.’s 2008 film “Tropic Thunder,” which has aged horribly in a Hollywood landscape that demands sensitive and authentic portrayals, regardless of genre.But it’s not always about decades or centuries ago.
In the past seven days, however, at least three headlines directly or indirectly involved the damaging tradition have run — from the aesthetics of the.
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