racebending

别名

race-bending

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    The act of playing the role of, or casting someone in the role of, a character of different race or ethnicity.

    贬义 俚语 不可数

    Hilarity ensues as the director tries to justify his decision with famous racebending examples from Hollywood (The faux slit-eyes in Cloud Atlas, anyone?).

    Not only did the producers cast actors in their late twenties but also had the audacity to assign Michael B. Jordan (Fruitside Station, That Awkward Moment) to the role of the Human Torch/Johnny Storm. What has happened here is a wonderful example of racebending.

v.
  1. 1.

    present participle and gerund of racebend

词源

From race + bending, following the pattern of genderbending. Popularized, and likely influenced in form by, fan reaction to racebending in the casting of the 2010 film The Last Airbender (film).

来源:wiktionary