Blackface is a term used in the United States for a form of theatrical make-up used predominantly by non-black performers to represent a caricature of a black person. The term is also used in some other cultures for black makeup worn as part of folk traditions and disguising, not all of which are perceived as or originated as representations of black people, and hence there is controversy over whether or not they are racist[1][2][3][4][5][6][7].