What is Brownface?
'''Brownface''' is when a white or light-skinned person attempts to portray themselves as a brown person, or a person of colour. This is most commonly done to mimic people of the [[Middle East|Middle Eastern]], [[North Africa|North African]], [[Southeast Asia|Southeast Asian]], [[Melanesia|Melanesian]], [[Micronesia|Micronesian]], [[Polynesian people|Polynesian]], [[Hispanic]]/[[Latino]], [[Native American]] or other Indigenous, [[South Italy|Southern Italians]], [[Sicilians]], and/or [[South Asia|South Asian]] ethnic identity by using [[makeup]], [[Hair coloring|hair-dye]], and/or by wearing traditional ethnic clothing. It is typically defined as a [[Racism|racist]] [[phenomenon]], similar to [[blackface]]. <ref>{{Cite web|last=Trammell|first=Kendall|date=2019-09-19|title=Brownface. Blackface. They're all offensive. And here's why|url=https://www.cnn.com/2019/09/19/world/brownface-blackface-yellowface-trnd/index.html|access-date=2023-10-23|website=CNN|language=en}}</ref> == References == {{reflist}} [[Category:Cosmetics]] [[Category:Race]] {{stub}}