Birdwatch Note Rating
2023-03-14 00:17:13 UTC - SOMEWHAT_HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: A541E3C968C3D263A47817D6366D7DE77F390FF3950CAB8A462544AD956DCEDE
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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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