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* [[Ursula K. Le Guin]]'s Earthsea books, e.g., "The first British ''[[A Wizard of Earthsea|Wizard]]'' was this pallid, droopy, lily-like guy -- I screamed at the sight of him."<ref>[[Ursula K. Le Guin]], [http://www.slate.com/id/2111107/ A Whitewashed Earthsea: How the Sci Fi Channel wrecked my books.], ''Slate'', 2004/12/16.</ref> | |||
* ''[[Dawn]]'' by [[Octavia Butler]] (early edition) | * ''[[Dawn]]'' by [[Octavia Butler]] (early edition) | ||
* ''[[Magic Under Glass]]'' by [[Jaclyn Dolamore]] (Bloomsbury , | * ''[[Magic Under Glass]]'' by [[Jaclyn Dolamore]] (Bloomsbury , 2010 preliminary edition) | ||
* ''[[Liar]]'' by [[Justine Larbalestier]] (Bloomsbury 2010 edition) | * ''[[Liar]]'' by [[Justine Larbalestier]] (Bloomsbury 2010 edition) | ||
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; Movies & Other Media | ; Movies & Other Media | ||
* ''[[Earthsea]]'' mini-series based on [[Ursula K. Le Guin]]'s books; see especially [[Ursula K. Le Guin]]'s article on slate.com about this: [http://www.slate.com/id/2111107/ "A Whitewashed Earthsea: How the Sci Fi Channel Wrecked My Books."], ''Slate'', 2004/12/16. | * ''[[Earthsea]]'' mini-series based on [[Ursula K. Le Guin]]'s books; see especially [[Ursula K. Le Guin]]'s article on slate.com about this: [http://www.slate.com/id/2111107/ "A Whitewashed Earthsea: How the Sci Fi Channel Wrecked My Books."], ''Slate'', 2004/12/16. Elsewhere: The miniseries was "roundly booed and deserves to die a quiet death... Everybody was white except for one black man. It was a travesty."<ref>[[Maya Jaggi]], [http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2005/dec/17/booksforchildrenandteenagers.shopping "The Magician"], ''The Guardian'', Dec. 17, 2005.</ref> | ||
* MIT Blackjack Team -- Asian -- whitewashed in movie ''21'' (not SF) | * MIT Blackjack Team -- Asian -- whitewashed in movie ''21'' (not SF) | ||
* [[M. Night Shyamalan]]'s adaptation of ''[[Avatar: The Last Airbender]]'' | * [[M. Night Shyamalan]]'s adaptation of ''[[Avatar: The Last Airbender]]'' | ||
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* ''Elle'' 2011 January cover: Indian actress Aishwarya Rai Bachchan's skin is greatly lightened, and her hair is reddened. | |||
* ''Elle'' 2010: Gabourey Sidibe's images whitened | |||
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Latest revision as of 17:34, 13 January 2011
- Whitewashed cover art (SF)
- Ursula K. Le Guin's Earthsea books, e.g., "The first British Wizard was this pallid, droopy, lily-like guy -- I screamed at the sight of him."[1]
- Dawn by Octavia Butler (early edition)
- Magic Under Glass by Jaclyn Dolamore (Bloomsbury , 2010 preliminary edition)
- Liar by Justine Larbalestier (Bloomsbury 2010 edition)
Further reading
- Jezebel
- Jezebel (Liar)
- Nora K. Jemison, "Boycott? No, thanks." (blog, 2010/01/23)
- Justine Larbalestier, "Ain't That A Shame", (blog, 2009/07/23)
- N. K. Jemison, "the art and science of book covers" (blog, 2009/04/30)
Other examples
- Non-SF
- School Library Journal, 2010/01/26, about whitewashing of The Mysterious Benedict Society books (children's books)
- Movies & Other Media
- Earthsea mini-series based on Ursula K. Le Guin's books; see especially Ursula K. Le Guin's article on slate.com about this: "A Whitewashed Earthsea: How the Sci Fi Channel Wrecked My Books.", Slate, 2004/12/16. Elsewhere: The miniseries was "roundly booed and deserves to die a quiet death... Everybody was white except for one black man. It was a travesty."[2]
- MIT Blackjack Team -- Asian -- whitewashed in movie 21 (not SF)
- M. Night Shyamalan's adaptation of Avatar: The Last Airbender
- Actors / Models
- Elle 2011 January cover: Indian actress Aishwarya Rai Bachchan's skin is greatly lightened, and her hair is reddened.
- Elle 2010: Gabourey Sidibe's images whitened
References
- ↑ Ursula K. Le Guin, A Whitewashed Earthsea: How the Sci Fi Channel wrecked my books., Slate, 2004/12/16.
- ↑ Maya Jaggi, "The Magician", The Guardian, Dec. 17, 2005.