"racebend" meaning in English

See racebend in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: racebends [present, singular, third-person], racebending [participle, present], racebent [participle, past], racebent [past]
Etymology: From race + bend, after the pattern of genderbend. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|race|bend}} race + bend Head templates: {{en-verb|racebends|racebending|racebent}} racebend (third-person singular simple present racebends, present participle racebending, simple past and past participle racebent)
  1. (intransitive) To play the role of, or cast someone in the role of, a character of a different race or ethnicity. Tags: intransitive
    Sense id: en-racebend-en-verb-kUtT2rC- Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "2014, Anna Lee, \"Persons of color need representation in Hollywood\", The Falconer (The Torrey Pines High School, San Diego, California), Volume 40, Issue 2, 26 September 2014, page A7",
          "text": "Hollywood does not just innocently “racebend” a few characters for the sake of hiring the best actors."
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          "ref": "2015, Kristen J. Warner, “ABC's Scandal and Black Women's Fandom”, in Elana Levine, editor, Cupcakes, Pinterest, and Ladyporn: Feminized Popular Culture in the Early Twenty-First Century, University of Illinois, page 39",
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          "ref": "2015, Adolfo Aranjuez, \"Power from a Different Perspective: Race, Gender and Grief in Big Hero 6\", Screen Education, Number 79, Spring 2015, page 11",
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        "(intransitive) To play the role of, or cast someone in the role of, a character of a different race or ethnicity."
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