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Noun Concept

Categories: Race-related controversies in theatre, Race-related controversies in film, Stereotypes of African Americans, American culture, All articles with vague or ambiguous time

blackface black-face Black-face makeup black face Black face makeup

The makeup (usually burnt cork) used by a performer in order to imitate a Negro WordNet 3.0

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The makeup (usually burnt cork) used by a performer in order to imitate a Negro WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet

Blackface is the practice of non-Black performers using burnt cork or theatrical makeup to portray a caricature of Black people on stage or in entertainment. Wikipedia

Theatrical makeup to portray a stereotype of African Americans. Wikipedia Disambiguation

Form of theatrical make-up used predominantly by non-black performers to represent a caricature of a black person Wikidata

A style of makeup in which a non-black person blackens their face, usually in order to portray a black person. Wiktionary

The Canadian prime minister faced harsh criticism from the news media after several photographs of him wearing blackface surfaced on the internet. Wiktionary

IS A

FACET OF

racism in the United States

OPPOSITE OF

whiteface

WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet

blackface

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