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.
The film Gandhi is critically acclaimed and beloved, although as intolerance for racism and brownface increases, it has attracted more criticism.
He gives a terrible performance as a Mexican lawman in unconvincing brownface make-up.
It's shocking that the Ayah is played by a white actress who, of course, wears brownface.