racebend
racebend verb: to play the role of, or cast someone in the role of, a character of a different race or ethnicity.
Verb
racebend (third-person singular simple present racebends, present participle racebending, simple past and past participle racebent)
- To play the role of, or cast someone in the role of, a character of a different race or ethnicity.
- Hollywood does not just innocently “racebend” a few characters for the sake of hiring the best actors.2014, Anna Lee, "Persons of color need representation in Hollywood", The Falconer (The Torrey Pines High School, San Diego, California), Volume 40, Issue 2, 26 September 2014, page A7
- Similar to [Denzel] Washington racebending to become Julius Caesar for an official production, […]2015, Kristen J. Warner, “ABC's Scandal and Black Women's Fandom”, in Elana Levine, editor, Cupcakes, Pinterest, and Ladyporn: Feminized Popular Culture in the Early Twenty-First Century, University...
Forms of racebend
| third-person singular present | racebends |
|---|---|
| present participle | racebending |
| past participle | racebent |
| past | racebent |
Origin of racebend
From race + bend, after the pattern of genderbend.
Questions about racebend
- What does racebend mean?
- Racebend means to play the role of, or cast someone in the role of, a character of a different race or ethnicity.
- What part of speech is racebend?
- Racebend is a verb.
- What is the past tense of racebend?
- The past tense of racebend is racebent.
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