- Actor Mickey Rooney did yellowface in the 1961 film Breakfast at Tiffany's. Examples of yellowface mainly include the portrayal of East Asians in American film and theater...
- The most obnoxious example ever put on film is Mickey Rooney's portrayal of a Chinese houseboy in "Breakfast at Tiffany's."
- Some Asian-American protesters felt the film was an example of yellowface — a term referencing when a white actor dons “Asian-esque” stage makeup and...
- Older Than They Think: The tradition of yellowface dates at least to the 18th century in theatre, and appeared in cinema from the earliest days of silent film.
- Mickey Rooney's portrayal in 'Breakfast at Tiffany's' is often cited as offensive and a well-known example of yellowface.
- And that’s before Yellowface even delves into shocking examples of white folks playing Asian roles.
- Breakfast at Tiffany's: Breakfast at Tiffany's is a 1961 film directed by Blake Edwards, based on Truman Capote's novella.
- Yellowface is the practice in cinema, theatre and television where East Asian characters are portrayed by actors of other races while wearing make-up to give them...
- Through tracking examples of Hollywood’s use of yellowface and whitewashing in movies from the 1920s into modern day, the study explores the historical...
- The example of yellowface that I fiind most offensive of all is the one that ruins an otherwise fine classic film, “Breakfast at Tiffany’s.”
- Last night, I found out that the new Cloud Atlas movie will be sporting several actors in yellowface–that is, white actors made up to look Asian.
- Bruce Lee is a beast and the film should be celebrating this, but instead they make him out to be some insecure and jealous loser who is [angry at] Steve’s success.”
- For a brief overview of the history of Hollywood yellowface, I’ve selected five “classic” films from the 1930s to the 1960s.
Examples of yellowface
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