In "A Mighty Heart," we've got Angelina Jolie, American, pale of skin and plump of lip, playing the part of the real-life Mariane Pearl, a French-born, brown-skinned, kinky-curly-haired woman of Afro-Cuban and Dutch heritage. Ponder the societal implications of Jolie sporting a spray tan and a corkscrew wig. Is this the latest entry in the American canon of blackface, 21st-century style? Read entire article by clicking the link below:
01 Jul A Mighty Heart stirs race debate
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