"racebending" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Etymology: From race + bending, following the pattern of genderbending. Popularized amid fan reaction to racebending in the casting of the 2010 film The Last Airbender (film). Etymology templates: {{compound|en|race|bending}} race + bending, {{m|en|genderbending}} genderbending Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} racebending (uncountable)
  1. (informal, often derogatory) The act of playing the role of, or casting someone in the role of, a character of different race or ethnicity. Tags: derogatory, informal, often, uncountable
    Sense id: en-racebending-en-noun-0SDVJRjX
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: race-bending

Verb [English]

Etymology: From race + bending, following the pattern of genderbending. Popularized amid fan reaction to racebending in the casting of the 2010 film The Last Airbender (film). Etymology templates: {{compound|en|race|bending}} race + bending, {{m|en|genderbending}} genderbending Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} racebending
  1. present participle and gerund of racebend Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: racebend Related terms: blackface, redface, yellowface
    Sense id: en-racebending-en-verb-aGUFyKnW Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 8 92
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: race-bending

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          "ref": "2013, Lee Jian Yun, \"Asian Americans on the Rise: How YouTube Changed the Game\", The Monash Gazette (Monash Ununiversity), Issue #2 2013, page 71",
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