Meaning of race-bending | Babel Free

Definitions

Playing the role of, or casting someone in the role of, someone of different race or ethnicity

derogatory, informal, often, uncountable

Examples

“But while gender-bending — and for that matter, race-bending — may indeed "do" important political work, we must approach such performances with caution.”

“They stress the challenge that race-bending white rockers posed to the American color line.”

“Certainly the documented prevalence of online gender- and race-bending would lend strong support to such an interpretation; […”

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