Brownface

Two actors in brownface in a production of The Post Office in 1915

Brownface is a social phenomenon in which a white or light-skinned person attempts to portray themselves as a "brown" person of color, but less overtly and with a lighter complexion than traditional blackface. It is typically defined as a racist phenomenon, similar to blackface.[1]

  1. ^ Trammell, Kendall (2019-09-19). "Brownface. Blackface. They're all offensive. And here's why". CNN. Retrieved 2020-02-03.