Tag: Swapping

Race-Swapping in Art

There are some great examples of race-swapping in art. The Wiz (1978) replaces all the characters in the Wizard of Oz with people of color. Photographer Cara Romero stages Leonardo’s Last Supper (2015) with Indigenous artists (with Marcus Amerman’s Buffalo B...

Swapping Out Ingredients: What You Can and Can’t Substitute in Recipes

When you’re in the middle of making a recipe, and you realize that you’ve run out of an ingredient or can’t find it at your local grocery store, what do you do? If you know which ingredients to substitute, then the answer is simple: swap it out with a different item. But if you don...

The roots of Disney race swapping as a symbol of saviorist white supremacy

Delving into the realm of entertainment and popular culture, a discernible pattern emerges that exposes certain implicit attitudes. The idea of “race-swapping” in Disney productions, often touted as an attempt to be inclusive or progressive, has faced scrutiny. Critics argue that it migh...