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Noun Concept
Categories: Stereotypes of African Americans, Racism, Ethnic and racial stereotypes, Theatre characters, Race-related controversies in theatre
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blackface  black-face  Black-face makeup  black face  Black face makeup
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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
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The Canadian prime minister faced harsh criticism from the news media after several photographs of him wearing blackface surfaced on the internet. Wiktionary
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makeup
racism
racism
Theatrical style
theatrical makeup
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racism in the United States
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whiteface
WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
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black-face, Black-face makeup, black face, Black face makeup, blackface minstrelsy, blackface performance, blacking up, burnt cork, darky iconography, digital blackface, List of contemporary comedians using blackface

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