On-screen

adj, adv

adj, adv ·2 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Alternative form of onscreen. alt-of, alternative, not-comparable
Adverb
  1. 1
    Alternative form of onscreen. alt-of, alternative, not-comparable

    "“Asian women on-screen, especially in America and Hollywood, have been so sexualized and fetishized for the benefit of other people’s stories or jokes,” Ashley says. “And we’re like, ‘We’re gonna go balls to the wall, further than anyone’s gone with Asian women.’”"

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"Chinese American actress Anna Mae Wong wanted to play the female lead in “The Good Earth,” but she did not get the role. “The reason why Anna Mae Wong wasn’t cast was because of this production law that was part of Hollywood. The industry itself put up a production law, and part of the clause was this anti-miscegenation clause that said that you could not have interracial romances on-screen,” said Yuen."

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