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Whiteface Performance History and Controversy
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- Definition and Origins
- Whiteface is a performance where dark people use makeup to appear white-skinned
- Term originated in 19th century and still appears in modern films
- First recorded use in 1870 by William "Joe" Murphy in New York Clipper
- Notable Examples
- Dooley Wilson gained nickname for whiteface impersonation in 1908
- Canada Lee played Bosola in The Duchess of Malfi in 1947
- Godfrey Cambridge played whiteface character in 1970's Watermelon Man
- Eddie Murphy appeared in whiteface in 1980s SNL and films
- Controversy and Comparison
- Whiteface is still considered racist despite being comedic
- Blackface is widely condemned due to slavery and segregation links
- Some defend whiteface as art, arguing it doesn't draw on racism
- Modern whiteface often used in comedic contexts