question 5

Seeing some of the white actors that were made to play Native Americans seemed pretty ridiculous. It seems so blatantly wrong to put an actor in "red face" when a true Native American could have been used for the part. I had definitely heard and had known about whites playing blacks and dressing in black face, but I had never realized that the same had been done with Native American characters. When thinking about it, its difficult to think of many recent actors that have depicted a different race. However, I'm sure it has been done countless times. It's easier to remember movies from the 60's, such as Breakfast at Tiffany's where Mickey Rooney played an Asian character. Recently the only movie that comes to mind is Prince of Persia, where Jake Gyllenhal is made to pass as a Persian prince. I think that this phenomenon is pretty despicable. It simply seems morally wrong for White actors to be playing non-whites. It's not as if there are no non-white actors to choose from, they simply need to be chosen.