brownface?


is that mexican fishing guide on the first day of vacation just a white dude in brownface? his acting is horrible but/and so fun to watch! i suppose i might be able to just look at the cast and figure it out myself, and if i do that i'll post a reply. finally, i'm not too concerned over the issue, i understand this is the past, i was just curious because it seemed like brownface but i wasn't sure. also, forgive me if there is a more polite way of saying what the term brownface represents, i am currently ignorant of that term.

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“Brownface” is fine. I have a book that discusses race as portrayed in the movies, and such terms are used throughout, as in “yellowface” when whites play Asians and “redface” when whites play Native Americans.

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The actor in the boat is Vito Scotti who was Italian. He may have had makeup on for effect.

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