Post by G.L. Morrison (@morrison) on Wed, 29 Oct 14 09:56:44 +0000 View Full Post This is the time of year when all my social media is filled with stories and the accompanying infuriating snapshots of idiots doing blackface. While I scrub my eyes (usually with a cleanser of smart snarky activist bloggers) I came across this practice I didn't even know was a thing. (I already knew STUPID was a thing.) Apparently there is a practice of "painting down" stunt people rather than casting someone appropriate to the role. http://deadline.com/2014/10/gotham-stunt-woman-blackface-warner-bros-848969/ (Just noticed that I had accidentally put in the wrong NPR link. Here is the corrected one.) http://www.npr.org/blogs/codeswitch/2014/10/26/359077811/gotham-resurfaces-hollywoods-tricky-history-of-painting-down
