blackface

• 涂黑脸部的化妆，历史上常用于由非黑人演员扮演黑人角色；这种表演传统常与种族刻板印象和种族歧视相关联，具有冒犯性。

A noun referring to the makeup, typically burnt cork, historically used by a performer to imitate a Black person, often associated with a controversial and offensive theatrical tradition.

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1. Theatrical makeupC1formal

   A type of makeup, historically made from burnt cork, used by performers to caricature a Black person. This practice is now widely condemned as racist.

   黑脸妆

   • The use of blackface in minstrel shows is now considered deeply offensive.
   • Historically, performers used burnt cork to create blackface makeup.
   • Modern audiences rightly reject any performance that includes blackface.