From the headline of this article at The Hill.
上記の文で、blackface の意味は？
In the sentence above, what does "blackface" mean?
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解答
意味： 英辞郎によると、黒人に扮したメーキャップ［役者］
Answer
According to Merriam-Webster:makeup applied to a performer playing a black person especially in a minstrel show; also : a performer wearing such makeup
Etymology/語源
Merriam-Websterによると、初めて使用されたのは、1847年
According to Merriam-Webster:
First Known Use: 1847
Examples
- Pinterest Riverdale star Lili Reinhart has apologized for tweeting a meme of a Halloween costume many of her followers described as blackface. — michele corriston, PEOPLE.com, "Riverdale's Lili Reinhart Apologizes for 'Racially Insensitive' Halloween Costume Joke," 23 Oct. 2017
- An Idaho credit union has issued an apology after posting photos of several employees of its Post Falls branch dressed in blackface for a Halloween costume depicting the Jamaican bobsled team, drawing criticism on social media. — nicole blanchard, idahostatesman, "Idaho credit union apologizes after 4 employees dress in ‘blackface’ on Halloween," 1 Nov. 2017
- In recent years, the topic of blackface and other themes of insensitivity in Halloween costumes has prompted heated debate. — nicole blanchard, idahostatesman, "Idaho credit union apologizes after 4 employees dress in ‘blackface’ on Halloween," 1 Nov. 2017
- Was the blackface scene with Gene Wilder in Silver Streak an important step in how American audiences view minstrelsy?
- White suburbanites getting dolled up in blackface for Ray Rice Halloween costumes.
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