Keep Your Hands Off of My Kimono, White People
Appropriation is about more than facepaint; it’s about pretending that minority cultures are metaphors or fantasy worlds or backdrops for white narratives.
Appropriation is about more than facepaint; it’s about pretending that minority cultures are metaphors or fantasy worlds or backdrops for white narratives.
Sometimes theatre journalists write insensitive things. We all have unconscious biases, after all—but we can do better.
Diep Tran talks to theatre artists of color strategizing for access and representation