0 make-up worn by a white person in order to look like someone with brown skin, for example someone from South Asia or South America, or the practice of wearing this type of make-up:
There are historical factors that have contributed to the phenomenon of brownface in the United States.
It's shocking that the Ayah is played by a white actress who, of course, wears brownface.
He gives a terrible performance as a Mexican lawman in unconvincing brownface make-up.
The film Gandhi is critically acclaimed and beloved, although as intolerance for racism and brownface increases, it has attracted more criticism.