VIDEO: Movie Roles for Non-White Actors Sometimes Still Get Played by White People
"Last Week Tonight" gets to the bottom of Hollywood whitewashing and asks viewers, "How is this still a thing?"
“Last Week Tonight” gets to the bottom of Hollywood whitewashing and asks viewers, “How is this still a thing?”
—Posted by Natasha Hakimi Zapata
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