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From
yellow
+
face
, based on earlier
blackface
.
Noun
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Portrayal of East Asians in American film and theater
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yellowface
(
uncountable
)
A style of
theatrical
makeup
in which a white actor
yellows
their face in order to portray an
East Asian
.
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blackface
brownface
redface
transface
whiteface
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