#225 Musings Beyond the Bunker (Saturday December 18)
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Good morning, MUSIC I’ve been thinking a lot about claims of cultural appropriation in the arts. I think we all can get behind the notion that “Blackface” was a vile and mocking art form. That said, I’m not sure it is uniformly wrong for a white actor to portray a Black person, or vice versa, when not intending to mock. In fact, cross-ethnic casting often accentuates a message and can animate that character in a different way and with different perspective. For example, the musical
#225 Musings Beyond the Bunker (Saturday December 18)
#225 Musings Beyond the Bunker (Saturday…
#225 Musings Beyond the Bunker (Saturday December 18)
Good morning, MUSIC I’ve been thinking a lot about claims of cultural appropriation in the arts. I think we all can get behind the notion that “Blackface” was a vile and mocking art form. That said, I’m not sure it is uniformly wrong for a white actor to portray a Black person, or vice versa, when not intending to mock. In fact, cross-ethnic casting often accentuates a message and can animate that character in a different way and with different perspective. For example, the musical