English Explanatory Dictionary

racebending

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The act of playing the role of, or casting someone in the role of, a character of different race or ethnicity.
verb
  1. present participle and gerund of racebend

Word forms

racebending race-bending

Etymology

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).

Related words

blackface redface yellowface
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