Shonda Rhimes

There's racist casting, and there is normal casting. Normal casting, to me, is a process that strives for representation and, in many cases, strives to simply portray the world as it actually is instead of as falsely non-inclusive. And sadly, sometimes that involves removing the whitewash that exists on history.

American Producer

Jay Parini

We should never forget that Americans continue to advocate for individual liberty, equality and self-governance. We often step in when it's necessary to help countries in need. But our history needs no whitewashing. To attempt this does us a terrible disservice.

American Writer

James Wan

Making a movie with people of all different ethnicity, all different skin color and different backgrounds, meant that the movie can literally play all around the world. It's not just a blanket whitewash film like most Hollywood films tend to be.

Australian Producer

Cuco

It's cool to see a bunch of brown kids in the crowd. I wanna be a brown artist that they look up to. I didn't see that many artists with my same culture that I looked up to when I was growing up. The industry has always been whitewashed.

American Musician

Laeta Kalogridis

Of course I worry about whitewashing, and I feel very strongly that whitewashing was, is, and continues to be a problem in entertainment.

John Boyega

People of color and women are increasingly being shown on-screen. For things to be whitewashed just doesn't make sense.

British Actor

Ari Aster

Sometimes you want pain to be acknowledged and not whitewashed - or erased by some exceptionalist point of view.

American Director

Gareth Thomas

When you cross the whitewash, you only think about the present.

Welsh Athlete

Henry Golding

Hollywood had a history of whitewashing and not representing.

Richard M. Nixon

There will be no whitewash in the White House.

American President

Used when someone tries to avoid blame or criticism by being deceitful or dishonest.

Misleading Implication

Carries a negative connotation as it implies dishonesty and manipulation of facts.

Negative Connotation

Using this term suggests one is skeptical or critical of the action being described.

Criticism Likely

Refers to the physical act of painting something white, usually with a simple substance.

Literal Action

Indicates a practical chore, often done to clean or brighten.

Maintenance Work

Implies a low-cost and traditional method of refreshing walls or buildings.

Cheap Solution

Whitewash has been used historically and is often associated with simplicity and utility.

Historical Use

It can add texture and a rustic feel to surfaces, valuing function over aesthetics.

Artistic Texture

Denotes a thorough or comprehensive defeat in sports or games, leaving no room for opposition.

Complete Defeat

Frequently used in sports journalism to describe an overwhelming victory.

Sports Context

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Unsafe Conditions PIPE...

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Dave Eggers: 2008 TED...

 in every moving image, in every cut of meat, because if we whitewash our stories for the sake of mass appeal, not only will we fail, but we will be trumped by those with more money and more resources to tell our stories. But the call for creative courage is not for novelty or relevance.

Bassam Tariq: The beauty...

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Katlego Kolanyane-Kesupil...

 one by one, until darkness becomes a way of life. However, if I today, then you tomorrow, maybe even more of us someday, if we embrace our right to look like ourselves, then in the world that's been violently whitewashed,

How fashion helps us...

 I'm a well-meaning person. I didn't own slaves. I'm not trying to whitewash history. I'm a good guy. I'm a good person." Let me tell you what it has to do with you, and I'll tell it to you by telling you a story

The real story of Rosa...

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A floating peep show PIPE...

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A 3-Part Plan to Take On...

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What I learned at...

 and so will the world." And then he got -- And then he got a group of people together and they whitewashed the walls. I've always wanted my stories to jolt people,