【伊森說：把膚色塗黑到底what’s wrong？】

把皮膚塗黑
究竟是種族歧視
還是大驚小怪？

在大家義憤填膺之前
想告訴你們
其實說到扮裝成其他種族的人
一些西方人 也是不遑多讓

有看過好萊塢演員偽裝成華人嗎？
如果沒有 現在讓你看看

#伊森說
#blackface
#yellowface

【影劇史上的「黃臉」與「洗白」】#種族歧視
　　
熟悉好萊塢文化者多知道艾瑪史東常因在電影《飛躍情海》（Aloha）飾演具亞洲血統的角色，而成為被討論和揶揄的焦點；但你知道，這樣的黃臉（Yellowface） 傳統，其實早在 18 世紀的美國戲劇製作中就出現了嗎？
　　
如今，芭蕾名作《胡桃鉗》中的「黃臉」，也開始被檢討其並不是良性傳統、是種族刻板印象。而紐約城市芭蕾舞團也在 2018 年就已改變編舞與戲服等，甚至讓非裔舞者擔綱「中國人」角色→
　　　　
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WHY ASIANS ARE YELLOW-SKINNED

Some people find yellow an offensive or racist term to describe Asians for various reasons.

"Asians are not actually yellow!"
"Hey, Asians aren’t cowards!"
"There is no ONE Asian colour!"
"Did you know Yellow or Yellow Peril is rooted in historical irrational racist perceptions, that the West had for the East?"
"Labels divide people. We need fewer labels, not more!"

And then there’s the other viewpoint, that 'Yellow' isn’t offensive:

"Why is calling someone white or black not racist, but then when you call them yellow, all of a sudden..."
"Yellow just describes ones' appearance, like calling someone skinny, short, tall, dark-haired…"
"...but Asians actually have a yellow hue to them!"
"Cmon, Asians even call themselves yellow!"

Actually that last one is interesting. Do Asians themselves find Yellow offensive?

Well understandably there are South East Asians, Indians, Afghans, Iraqis who find it offensive because they are far from yellow. But I think, in saying yellow, most people are referring to East Asians anyway.

So do EAST Asians find Yellow offensive?

Recently Apple angered many Asian people by their creation of yellow-shaded emojis, part of their attempt at racial emoji diversity - and many Asians took to Twitter to voice their concerns.

But, hey wait, I’ve heard Asians refer to themselves as Yellow too.

"Yellow Power!"
"Everyone’s got yellow fever!"
"Check out the yellow bullet! (Liu Xiang, Gold Medalist)
"...one of China’s legendary cultural heroes, The Yellow Emperor."

Okay, so the jury is still out on just how offensive it is; but who do we blame for all of this?

Some think it’s to do with the fact that Asian civilisation first developed around the Yellow River in China.

But after doing some research, I found this guy, Johann Friedrich Blumenbach (1752-1840) - a German naturalist, physiologist and anthropologist who was the first to explore the study of mankind as an aspect of natural history.

He came up with the five color typology for humans - the white race (Caucasians), the black race (sub-Saharan Africans), the brown race (Pacific Islanders), the red race (American Indians) and of course, the yellow race (East Asians).

And ever since then, the idea of Asians as yellow has been ingrained in our heads. Look no further than the Power Rangers. Specifically, the yellow power ranger.

Going back to the original question - Why are Asians yellow? (or yellowish)

The answer, is genetic. But more specifically, Asians have more carotene pigments in their skin, and carotene imparts a yellowish coloration.

Also Asians have a low body mass index (BMI) but higher body fat percentage; and much of this fat lies just under their skin. Fat tends to be yellowish in nature, so Asian skin often looks yellowish.

In comparison, Caucasians have less carotene and a much thinner layer of fat under their skin; so they’re less yellowy and more white.

At the end of the day, personally, I don’t really take much offence to being referred to as yellow. But then again, I do make videos on youtube about sensitive racial matters, so I do have to have thick skin (under which there is a layer of yellow fat).

Whatever color we are, it doesn’t really matter. We’re all the same. We are all interchangeable.

Especially when it comes to The Simpsons, the show where white people are yellow, and yellow people are white.

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