[Ads-l] "straight-wash"

Fri May 24 00:27:31 UTC 2019

> On May 23, 2019, at 5:25 PM, Arnold M. Zwicky <zwicky at STANFORD.EDU> wrote:
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>> On May 23, 2019, at 5:16 PM, James A. Landau <JJJRLandau at NETSCAPE.COM> wrote:
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>> https://www.nme.com/news/film/taron-egerton-addresses-fears-that-rocketman-would-straight-wash-elton-johns-life-2491483
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>> "Taron Egerton addresses fears that Rocketman would straight-wash Elton John's Life"
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>> The exact meaning of "straight-wash" is not specified in the article cited above.
>> 
>> - Jim Landau
> 
> Google is your friend.
> 
> Use it.
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specifically:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Straightwashing

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