Birdwatch Note Rating
2023-03-13 06:35:57 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 43BA8DEF7095FE8B0BA0B24BFDD3E93CF0D8BAD8DACA236FA992F23AB48D71D8
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Original Note:
This distinction is made because the first Asian woman nominated for Best Actress bleached her skin and passed as a white woman in order to be accepted in Hollywood. Her true ethnicity was not revealed until after her death. https://www.theguardian.com/film/2023/mar/06/merle-oberon-oscars-best-actress https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/hollywood-flashback-merle-oberon-oscars-secret-1235343125/ https://ew.com/awards/oscars/merle-oberon-tragic-history-first-asian-woman-oscar-nominated-best-actress/
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