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** Another features a "black" woman who has "passed" as white for the last 60 years. [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0376716/ Take] [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0231942/ a look] at the actresses that portray her. |
** Another features a "black" woman who has "passed" as white for the last 60 years. [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0376716/ Take] [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0231942/ a look] at the actresses that portray her. |
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* Subverted in ''[[How I Met Your Mother]]'', when Barney meets the father of his black half-brother and thinks the guy is his father as well, and he's just never realised he was mixed race. |
* Subverted in ''[[How I Met Your Mother]]'', when Barney meets the father of his black half-brother and thinks the guy is his father as well, and he's just never realised he was mixed race. |
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{{quote|'''Barney:''' I always thought I was a pale white guy, but it turns out I'm actually a ''really really'' pale black guy!}} |
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** This would make the very dark-skinned Wayne Brady's character half-white. |
** This would make the very dark-skinned Wayne Brady's character half-white. |
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* A classic example is ''[[Kung Fu]]'', where the son of a Chinese mother and white American father is played by David Carradine. He was originally planned to be full Chinese and played by [[Bruce Lee]], but [[Executive Meddling|the suits]] didn't think the audience could relate to an Asian actor. |
* A classic example is ''[[Kung Fu]]'', where the son of a Chinese mother and white American father is played by David Carradine. He was originally planned to be full Chinese and played by [[Bruce Lee]], but [[Executive Meddling|the suits]] didn't think the audience could relate to an Asian actor. |