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10 | [[caption-width-right:295:Top to bottom: Katara, Monk Gyatso, and Prince Zuko in ''WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender'' (left) and ''Film/TheLastAirbender'' (right).]] |
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13 | ->'''Frozone:''' Wait a second, what's this? Is that me? …I'm white! They made me a white guy?\ |
14 | '''Mr. Incredible:''' You're… you're… black… ish…\ |
15 | '''Frozone:''' They made me a white guy!\ |
16 | '''Mr. Incredible:''' Well… maybe the print's faded. You're tan… ish? |
17 | -->-- [[InCharacterCommentaries In-character commentary]] for ''WesternAnimation/MrIncredibleAndPals'', [[ShowWithinAShow a cartoon show within the world]] of ''Franchise/TheIncredibles'' starring Frozone and Mr. Incredible. |
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19 | A Race Lift is what occurs when a character's race or ethnicity is changed in the creation of a derivative work, also known as [[Film/TheLastAirbender Racebending]], and in the case of non-white characters becoming white, whitewashing. |
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21 | Often this is done for the same reasons as AdaptationalDiversity; demographics, values, and the social impact of race can shift over time and between settings, changing what a realistic cast looks like and altering the implications of racial casting choices. It can also result from a remake trying to appeal (successfully or unsuccessfully) to a different demographic than the original work. And in live-action works or theatrical productions, it can result from AbilityOverAppearance, when the character's race is changed because the ideal actor fits the role in everything but their looks. |
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23 | For the sake of some organization the examples have been divided up according to the nature of the change: |
24 | * Diversifying a Cast: Changing the ethnicity of minor characters to prevent the entire production from being homogeneous. |
25 | * Changing the Minority: A character who was a minority being made into a majority. |
26 | * Changing the Majority: A character who was a majority being made into a minority. |
27 | * Minority to other Minority: Switching around ethnicity to other minorities. |
28 | * Uncertain Depictions: The exact race of the individual was in question to begin with, especially in the case of historical figures. |
29 | * Mixed Race/Miscellaneous: Characters and actors who are ambiguous to begin with and thus are interpreted differently. |
30 | |
31 | If a character in a work changes their race ''within'' the same storyline, that's RacialTransformation instead. |
32 | |
33 | See {{Blackface}}, {{Yellowface}} or {{Brownface}} when the actor uses makeup to perform as a character of a different race. Whiteface certainly occurs, but is rarely seen as racist. |
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35 | See also: ColorblindCasting, BlackVikings, FiveTokenBand, TwoferTokenMinority, {{Mukokuseki}}, GenderFlip, AffirmativeActionLegacy, AdaptationalNationality, AdaptationSpeciesChange, and AdaptationalDiversity. Often involves an AdaptationDyeJob. See GenderFlip when an adaptation changes a character's gender instead of race. See DivineRaceLift when gods are portrayed as a race different from their traditional representations. See FakeNationality when a character's ethnicity is meant to stay the same, but the person playing him doesn't have the same background. See PlaysGreatEthnics when a particular ''actor'' is known for repeatedly playing characters of multiple ethnic groups other than their own. |
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38 | !!Examples: |
39 | [[index]] |
40 | * [[RaceLift.DiversifyingACast Diversifying a Cast]] |
41 | * [[RaceLift.ChangingTheMinority Changing the Minority]] |
42 | * [[RaceLift.ChangingTheMajority Changing the Majority]] |
43 | * [[RaceLift.MinorityToOtherMinority Minority to other Minority]] |
44 | * [[RaceLift.UncertainDepictions Uncertain Depictions]] |
45 | * [[RaceLift.MixedRaceOrMiscellaneous Mixed Race/Miscellaneous]] |
46 | [[/index]] |
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