Meaning of racebend | Babel Free

Definitions

To play the role of, or cast someone in the role of, a character of a different race or ethnicity.

intransitive

Examples

“Hollywood does not just innocently “racebend” a few characters for the sake of hiring the best actors.”

“Similar to [Denzel] Washington racebending to become Julius Caesar for an official production, […]”

“[…] in which white Jake Gyllenhaal and Emma Stone, respectively – 'racebend' and play characters of Asian descent.”

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