Definition of yellowface - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

actingmakeup used by non-Asian actors to portray Asians

The actor wore yellowface for the role in the old movie.

theaterpractice of non-Asian actors portraying Asian characters

Yellowface was common in early Hollywood films.

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Origin of yellowface

English, yellow (color) + face (facial expression)

Examples of yellowface in a sentence

Critics condemned the use of yellowface in the production.
The play was criticized for its use of yellowface.
Yellowface in theater has sparked debates on representation.

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French:maquillage visant à faire passer un acteur pour asiatique, yellowface, ...
German:asiatische Schminke, gelbes Gesicht, ...
Italian:trucco giallo, caratterizzazione asiatica, ...
Spanish:maquillaje amarillo, interpretación asiática, ...
Portuguese:maquiagem de amarelo, yellowface, ...
Chinese:黄种人妆, 黄面妆, ...
Japanese:イエローフェイス, アジア人役の演技, ...
Arabic:مَكياج يُحاكي الملامح الآسيوية, تَقَمُّص آسْيَوِي زَائِف, ...
Hebrew:אִיפּוּר גִּזְעָנִי, יֵילוֹפֵייס, ...
Russian:желтое лицо, игра азиатских персонажей, ...
Ukrainian:жовте обличчя, ...
Hindi:एशियाई पात्र निभाने के लिए गैर एशियाई अभिनेता द्वारा किया गया विशेष मेकअप, येलोफेस, ...
Bengali:এশীয় চরিত্রে অভিনয়ের জন্য অএশীয় অভিনেতার ব্যবহৃত মেকআপ, ইয়েলোফেস, ...
Catalan:maquillatge d'asiàtic, caracterització asiàtica estereotipada, ...
Czech:yellowface, obsazování neasijských herců do asijských rolí, ...
Danish:yellowface, praksis hvor ikke-asiatiske skuespillere spiller asiatiske roller, ...
Dutch:yellowface, gele rol, ...
Greek:ρατσιστικό θεατρικό μακιγιάζ για την απεικόνιση Ασιατών από μη Ασιάτες ηθοποιούς, γέλοουφεϊς, ...
Hungarian:ázsiaiakat utánzó színpadi smink, ázsiai szerepek nem ázsiaiak általi eljátszása, ...
Khmer:ការតុបតែងមុខឱ្យមានរូបរាងជាជនជាតិអាស៊ីដោយតារាសម្តែងមិនមែនអាស៊ី, ការសម្តែងតួអាស៊ីដោយតារាសម្តែងមិនមែនជនជាតិអាស៊ី, ...
Korean:옐로우페이스, ...
Persian:گریم زرد, چهره‌پردازی زرد, ...
Polish:charakteryzacja na Azjatę, granie Azjatów przez nie-Azjatów, ...
Portuguese (BR):maquiagem de amarelo, representação estereotipada de asiáticos, ...
Romanian:față galbenă, ...
Swedish:gul ansikte, ...
Thai:การแต่งหน้าให้ดูเป็นคนเอเชียโดยนักแสดงที่ไม่ใช่คนเอเชีย, การให้นักแสดงที่ไม่ใช่ชาวเอเชียแสดงเป็นตัวละครเอเชีย, ...
Turkish:sarı yüz, ...
Vietnamese:hóa trang giả người châu Á, việc diễn viên không phải người châu Á đóng vai nhân vật châu Á, ...

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