Whitewashing Representation Meme

Text on the meme

WHITEWASHING! WHITEWASHING! WHITEWASHING! REPRESENTATION!

What it means

A four-panel reaction meme contrasts three famous white actors portraying characters of different ethnicities with a dark-skinned mermaid-like figure labeled “REPRESENTATION!” The joke criticizes Hollywood whitewashing while sarcastically celebrating a more racially diverse casting choice. EN: A four-panel reaction meme contrasts three famous white actors portraying characters of different ethnicities with a dark-skinned mermaid-like figure labeled “REPRESENTATION!” The joke criticizes Hollywood whitewashing while sarcastically celebrating a more racially diverse casting choice.

Who

Scarlett Johansson (Скарлетт Йоханссон) — Ghost in the Shell Tilda Swinton (Тильда Суинтон) — Doctor Strange Johnny Depp (Джонни Депп) — The Lone Ranger

Objects

woman with short dark hair / женщина с короткими тёмными волосами futuristic headpiece / футуристический головной убор bald woman in yellow robes / лысая женщина в жёлтых одеждах man with face paint / мужчина с раскрашенным лицом headscarf / головной платок dark-skinned mermaid-like woman / темнокожая женщина, похожая на русалку ocean water / морская вода city street / городская улица comic reaction character / комичный персонаж-реакция speech bubbles / речевые пузыри four-panel collage / коллаж из четырёх панелей