whitewashing

‘Last Train to New York’ Is the American Remake Literally No One Asked For

The dreaded reimagining of the classic South Korean zombie film is the perfect example of audiences refusing to appreciate non-Western culture and art in any form.…

December 6, 2021

Could the Live-Action Remake of ‘Avatar: The Last Airbender’ Be DOA?

Chris Dang, University of California, Riverside

Will audiences ever get to see Netflix's new 'Avatar: The Last Airbender,' or are they stuck with M. Night Shyamalan's 2010 atrocity?…

August 25, 2020

The Whitewashing of Japanese Tennis Star Naomi Osaka

Maya Butler, Baylor University

The anime-style ad, which featured a noticeably paler Osaka, has since been pulled from Nissin's website.…

February 1, 2019

Why Live-Action Anime Films Aren’t Exactly Working Out

Abraham Ramirez, University of California, Los Angeles

Between whitewashed casts and terrible CGI effects, live-action anime adaptions don't seem to be hitting the mark for audiences.…

February 23, 2018

Why Do White Actors Want to be Asian So Badly?

Tylah Silva, Emerson College

Depicting Asian culture in media was step one. Step two is getting the right people to do it.…

March 21, 2017

The ‘Mulan’ Petition and What It Reveals About Hollywood

Terry Nguyen, University of Southern California

It seems obvious for Disney to cast an Asian American as Mulan in the live remake, but Hollywood has whitewashed authentic characters in the past.…

October 3, 2016

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