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Iranian Blackface Clowns are Racist, No Matter How You Sugarcoat Them in Obscure Archaic Mythology by Hesam Sharifian

By Hesam Sharifian. Hesam Sharifian reflects on how the blackface mask of the Hāji Firuz and Siāh-Bāzi clowns in Iran is reminiscent of an ugly past and should not be used in performance today.

SOURCE: HowlRound at 11:22am on May 6, 2021 ☆ ⚑

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