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Yellowface vs Racebending - What's the difference?

yellowface | racebending | see also |

Yellowface is a see also of racebending.


As nouns the difference between yellowface and racebending

is that yellowface is a style of theatrical makeup in which a white actor yellows their face in order to portray an east asian while racebending is (informal|often|pejorative) playing the role of, or casting someone in the role of, someone of different race or ethnicity.

yellowface

English

Noun

(Portrayal of East Asians in Hollywood) (-)
  • A style of theatrical makeup in which a white actor yellows their face in order to portray an East Asian.
  • racebending

    English

    Alternative forms

    * race-bending

    Noun

    (-)
  • (informal, often, pejorative) Playing the role of, or casting someone in the role of, someone of different race or ethnicity
  • An Asian actor portraying a character of Caucasian descent is an example of racebending .

    See also

    * blackface, redface, yellowface