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The Dark Side of 'Corking Up': Minstrelsy may be dead, but white actors playing people of color is still a thorny issue.

Date: March 14, 2008

Author: Joshua Alston

QUOTE: Armisen's Obama does provide us an opportunity to revisit the thorny subject of whether or not it's OK for actors to darken their skin in order to play minority characters...Why are some "blackface" performances pounced on while others skate by?

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Key People:

• Fred Armisen
• Pres. Barack Hussein Obama Esq.
• Halle Berry
• Kevin Spacey
• Angelina Jolie
• Denzel Washington

Key Organizations:

• Washington Post Company

Subject & Geographic Categories:

• Abstract Principles
  • Control / Access / Permission
    • Choices/Tolerance/Flexibility

• Media & Journalism
  • Media Industry Issues
    • Movies/Video
    • Television/TV/Cable Industry/Radio

• Recreation & Entertainment
  • Theatre / Movies / Acting

• Social Sciences & Groups
  • Discrimination/Racism: General
    • Discrimination: Appearance
  • Multi-Cultural/Minority Issues
    • Ethnic Groups
      • African-Americans/Blacks

• North America
  • United States of America/USA

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