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Whitewashing
May 31, 2018
Jason Silverstein
The Persistence of Whitewashing
How can Americans have such different memories of slavery?
August 28, 2017
Clio Chang
How Not to Adapt a Manga Classic
Netflix's "Death Note" is a case study in whitewashing a great story so thoroughly that it becomes unrecognizable.
March 31, 2017
Will Leitch
Ghost in the Shell
: All Too Half-Human
The controversial Hollywood remake of the anime classic struggles to muster much feeling—except when it's defending itself from criticism.
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