Associations to the word «Blackface»
Noun
- Minstrel
- Vaudeville
- Emmett
- Caricature
- Troupe
- Skit
- Fender
- Stereotype
- Performer
- Amp
- Entertainer
- Amplifier
- Banjo
- Racism
- Portraying
- Makeup
- Christy
- Wig
- Gag
- Theft
- Comedian
- Iconography
- African
- Cork
- Crow
- Blackness
- Portrayal
- Mask
- Sunflower
- Cartoon
- Halloween
- Sheep
- Amos
- Sensibility
- Afro
- Wearing
- Scottish
- Routine
- Zulu
- Dixon
- Depiction
- Costume
- Black
- Breed
- Nate
- Dartmouth
- Champ
- Clown
- Appropriation
- Disguise
- Dancing
- Vaughan
- Jubilee
- Rice
- Actor
- Wool
- Dancer
- Spiritual
- Foster
- Prominence
- Dressing
- Parody
- Controversy
- Comedy
- Carnival
- Humor
- Moor
- Plantation
- Show
- White
- Sang
Adjective
Wiktionary
BLACKFACE, noun. A style of theatrical makeup in which a white person blackens their face in order to portray a negro.
Dictionary definition
BLACKFACE, noun. The makeup (usually burnt cork) used by a performer in order to imitate a Negro.
Wise words
The most important things are the hardest things to say.
They are the things you get ashamed of because words
diminish your feelings - words shrink things that seem
timeless when they are in your head to no more than living
size when they are brought out.