[Ads-l] "straight-wash"

[Arnold M. Zwicky]

> On May 23, 2019, at 5:16 PM, James A. Landau <JJJRLandau at NETSCAPE.COM> wrote:
> 
> https://www.nme.com/news/film/taron-egerton-addresses-fears-that-rocketman-would-straight-wash-elton-johns-life-2491483
> 
> "Taron Egerton addresses fears that Rocketman would straight-wash Elton John's Life"
> 
> The exact meaning of "straight-wash" is not specified in the article cited above.
> 
> - Jim Landau

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