Question

Whitewashing is a casting practice in the film industry of the United States in which white actors are cast in historically non-white character roles. The film industry has a history of frequently casting white actors for roles involving people of color; the practice is as old as the film industry. Activist Guy Aoki said African Americans "have long felt the full brunt of the 'whitewashing' of roles" and that Asians have experienced it as well. Native Americans have also especially been subjected to this. In the early 20th century, white actors caricatured minority characters by wearing blackface or yellowface and exaggerating the perceived behavior of minorities. For example, white actor Warner Oland played the Chinese detective Charlie Chan in Charlie Chan Carries On (1931) and subsequent films. Due to the lack of characters of color in the film industry, these roles were well received at the time by minorities. Films became more racially integrated by the mid 20th-century, and blackface mostly disappeared from the film industry with the key exception of Othello (1965), in which white actor Laurence Olivier wore blackface as the title character. The practice of yellowface extended into the 1960s, including Mickey Rooney playing a Japanese landlord in Breakfast at Tiffany's (1961). In this passage, the author implies that "yellowface" occurs when A) a white actor plays a character that is Asian. B) an Asian actor plays a part written for a white person. C) a white actor plays a character that is African-American. D) an African-American plays a part meant for an Asian person.

Answer 1

Answer:

It A!!! a white actor plays a character that is Asian

Explanation:

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Answer 2

Answer: C

a white actor plays a chartacter that is African-American

Explanation:

The passage suggests that "black face" occurs when a white actor plays a character that is African-American. The white actor has painted his or her face a metaphorical "black" in order to look African-American.