Colorwashing
People often raise a tremendous hue and cry over the racism of whitewashing - that is, actors and actresses of European descent playing characters of non-European descent. However, no one ever talks about the equally racist, and increasingly common, practice of colorwashing - that is, actors and actresses of non-European descent playing characters of European descent. In our modern "multicultural" (i.e. multiracial) society, colorwashing is often even lauded as being politically correct. Imagine the tremendous scandal that would result if a white actor ever dared to portray Martin Luther King, Jr., for example, while we ourselves laud shows that portray our ancient heroes, including Achilles and Guinevere, as being black.
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- DirectorWill GluckStarsQuvenzhané WallisCameron DiazJamie FoxxA foster kid who lives with her mean foster mom sees her life change when business tycoon and New York City mayoral candidate Will Stacks makes a thinly-veiled campaign move and takes her in.Quvenzhané Wallis (African) portrays Little Orphan Annie and Jamie Foxx (African) portrays Will Stacks, the movie's name for Daddy Warbucks.
- CreatorJohnny CappsJulian JonesJake MichieStarsJohn HurtColin MorganBradley JamesThese are the brand new adventures of Merlin, the legendary sorcerer as a young man, when he was just a servant to young Prince Arthur on the royal court of Camelot, who has soon become his best friend, and turned Arthur into a great king and a legend.Angel Coulby (African) portrays Guinevere and Tomiwa Edun (African) portrays Sir Elyan the White. Literally, the hero's name in Arthurian legend is Elyan the White. What group of people would put up with this sort of blatant racist evisceration of our cultural heritage, other than Europeans?
- CreatorDan FogelmanStarsJoshua SasseTimothy OmundsonVinnie JonesA musical comedy adventure featuring a knight on a quest for love who helps a childish king to see the error of his ways.Massively multiracial casting in a medieval European setting.
- 2006– Not Rated8.1 (29)TV EpisodeDirectorGary HalvorsonStarsRachelle DurkinPatricia RisleyElina GarancaA loose adaptation of the Cinderella tale without the magic.Lawrence Brownlee (African) portrays the Prince in Cinderella.
- DirectorChris ColumbusStarsDaniel RadcliffeRupert GrintEmma WatsonAn orphaned boy enrolls in a school of wizardry, where he learns the truth about himself, his family and the terrible evil that haunts the magical world.Series. Daniel Radcliffe (Jewish) portrays Harry Potter and Jason Isaacs (Jewish) portrays Lucius Malfoy, who are British.
- DirectorChris ColumbusStarsDaniel RadcliffeRupert GrintEmma WatsonHarry Potter lives his second year at Hogwarts with Ron and Hermione when a message on the wall announces that the legendary Chamber of Secrets has been opened. The trio soon realize that, to save the school, it will take a lot of courage.
- DirectorAlfonso CuarónStarsDaniel RadcliffeEmma WatsonRupert GrintHarry Potter, Ron and Hermione return to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry for their third year of study, where they delve into the mystery surrounding an escaped prisoner who poses a dangerous threat to the young wizard.
- DirectorMike NewellStarsDaniel RadcliffeEmma WatsonRupert GrintHarry Potter finds himself competing in a hazardous tournament between rival schools of magic, but he is distracted by recurring nightmares.
- DirectorDavid YatesStarsDaniel RadcliffeEmma WatsonRupert GrintWith their warning about Lord Voldemort's return scoffed at, Harry and Dumbledore are targeted by the Wizard authorities as an authoritarian bureaucrat slowly seizes power at Hogwarts.
- DirectorDavid YatesStarsDaniel RadcliffeEmma WatsonRupert GrintAs Harry Potter begins his sixth year at Hogwarts, he discovers an old book marked as "the property of the Half-Blood Prince" and begins to learn more about Lord Voldemort's dark past.
- DirectorDavid YatesStarsDaniel RadcliffeEmma WatsonRupert GrintAs Harry, Ron and Hermione race against time and evil to destroy the Horcruxes, they uncover the existence of the three most powerful objects in the wizarding world: the Deathly Hallows.
- DirectorDavid YatesStarsDaniel RadcliffeEmma WatsonRupert GrintHarry, Ron, and Hermione search for Voldemort's remaining Horcruxes in their effort to destroy the Dark Lord as the final battle rages on at Hogwarts.
- DirectorJon FavreauStarsRobert Downey Jr.Gwyneth PaltrowTerrence HowardAfter being held captive in an Afghan cave, billionaire engineer Tony Stark creates a unique weaponized suit of armor to fight evil.Series. Robert Downey, Jr. (Jewish) portrays Tony Stark (Iron Man), who as far as I know has never once been mentioned as being Jewish in all of canon.
- DirectorGuy RitchieStarsRobert Downey Jr.Jude LawRachel McAdamsDetective Sherlock Holmes and his stalwart partner Watson engage in a battle of wits and brawn with a nemesis whose plot is a threat to all of England.Series. Robert Downey, Jr. (Jewish) portrays Sherlock Holmes, who I hope I need not tell you is British.
- StarsDaniel RadcliffeTrevor EvePauline QuirkeA gentle orphan discovers life and love in an indifferent adult world.Daniel Radcliffe (Jewish) portrays David Copperfield, who is British.
- DirectorKenneth BranaghStarsChris HemsworthAnthony HopkinsNatalie PortmanThe powerful but arrogant god Thor is cast out of Asgard to live amongst humans in Midgard (Earth), where he soon becomes one of their finest defenders.Series. Idris Elba (African) portrays Heimdall, and Tadanobu Asano (Asian) portrays Hogun, who are Norse Aesir gods. To add insult to injury, Heimdall is described as "the whitest of the gods" in Norse mythology. Also, Natalie Portman (Jewish) portrays Jane Foster, who as far as I know is never described as being Jewish in canon.
- DirectorJoss WhedonStarsRobert Downey Jr.Chris EvansScarlett JohanssonEarth's mightiest heroes must come together and learn to fight as a team if they are going to stop the mischievous Loki and his alien army from enslaving humanity.Series. Besides Heimdall, Hogun, Jane Foster, and Tony Stark, mentioned under the movies Thor and Iron Man, Scarlett Johansson (Jewish) portrays Natasha Romanoff (Black Widow), who is Russian and as far as I know has never once been mentioned as being Jewish in canon.
- DirectorJoseph Gordon-LevittStarsJoseph Gordon-LevittScarlett JohanssonJulianne MooreA New Jersey guy dedicated to his family, friends, and church, develops unrealistic expectations from watching porn and works to find happiness and intimacy with his potential true love.Joseph Gordon-Levitt (Jewish) portrays Jon, who is Italian American.
- DirectorOliver StoneStarsJoseph Gordon-LevittShailene WoodleyMelissa LeoThe NSA's illegal surveillance techniques are leaked to the public by one of the agency's employees, Edward Snowden, in the form of thousands of classified documents distributed to the press.Joseph Gordon-Levitt (Jewish) portrays Edward Snowden, who is European American.
- DirectorLynne RamsayStarsTilda SwintonJohn C. ReillyEzra MillerKevin's mother struggles to love her strange child despite the increasingly dangerous things he says and does as he grows up. But Kevin is just getting started, and his final act will be beyond anything anyone imagined.Ezra Miller (Jewish) portrays Kevin, who is of Armenian and Irish descent.
- DirectorFrancis Ford CoppolaStarsMarlon BrandoAl PacinoJames CaanThe aging patriarch of an organized crime dynasty transfers control of his clandestine empire to his reluctant son.Series. Abe Vigoda (Jewish) portrays Sal Tessio, who is Italian.
- DirectorJames WatkinsStarsDaniel RadcliffeJanet McTeerCiarán HindsA young solicitor travels to a remote village where he discovers that the vengeful ghost of a scorned woman is terrorizing the locals.Daniel Radcliffe (Jewish) portrays Arthur Kipps, who is British.
- DirectorAlexandre AjaStarsDaniel RadcliffeJuno TempleMax MinghellaIn the aftermath of his girlfriend's mysterious death, a young man awakens to find strange horns sprouting from his forehead.Daniel Radcliffe (Jewish) portrays Ig Perrish, who is European American.
- DirectorBrian KirkStarsDavid HaigDaniel RadcliffeKim CattrallAuthor Rudyard Kipling and his wife search for their 18-year-old son after he goes missing during World War I.Daniel Radcliffe (Jewish) portrays John Kipling, the son of Rudyard Kipling, who was British.
- DirectorOliver ParkerStarsBen BarnesColin FirthRebecca HallA corrupt young man somehow keeps his youthful beauty eternally, but a special painting gradually reveals his inner ugliness to all.Ben Barnes (Jewish) portrays Dorian Gray, who is British.