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  2. Jeffrey Wright was dubbed by another actor after refusing to ...

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    There were a few curse words and this and that, and then with the word n***** they said: ‘We’d like to change that to negro,’ or whatever the choice was. And I said, ‘Nah. That’s not ...

  3. Denialism - Wikipedia

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    Denialism is an essentially irrational action that withholds the validation of a historical experience or event when a person refuses to accept an empirically verifiable reality. [ 2 ] In the sciences, denialism is the rejection of basic facts and concepts that are undisputed, well-supported parts of the scientific consensus on a subject, in ...

  4. 14 Celebrities Were Basically Forced To Anglicize, Shorten ...

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    Here are 14 celebrities who were pressured to change their names to get ahead in Hollywood: 1. Óscar Isaac Hernández Estrada initially auditioned for roles with the surname Hernández.

  5. Diana Taurasi changed the WNBA by refusing to change herself

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    Diana Taurasi is WNBA's all-time leader in scoring and 3-pointers. Technical fouls, too. But she's so much more than her attitude and accomplishments.

  6. Rigidity (psychology) - Wikipedia

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    In psychology, rigidity, or mental rigidity, refers to an obstinate inability to yield or a refusal to appreciate another person's viewpoint or emotions and the tendency to perseverate, which is the inability to change habits and modify concepts and attitudes once developed. [1] [2]

  7. Passing (racial identity) - Wikipedia

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    Anita Florence Hemmings, the first African-American woman to graduate from Vassar College, passed as white for socioeconomic reasons.. Racial passing occurred when a person who was categorized as black in regard to their race in the United States of America, sought to be accepted or perceived ("passed") as a member of another racial group, usually white.

  8. Breaking character - Wikipedia

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    Examples of actors breaking character on television include: Lucille Ball, in a rare example of breaking character for her, was forced to break character during filming of "Lucy and Viv Put in a Shower", a season 1 episode of The Lucy Show. In the climactic scene, the titular shower filled with water due to a drain malfunction, and Ball nearly ...

  9. Evasion (ethics) - Wikipedia

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    In ethics, evasion is an act that deceives by stating a true statement that is irrelevant or leads to a false conclusion.For instance, a man knows that another man is in a room in the building because he heard him, but in answer to a question, says "I have not seen him", thereby avoiding both lying and making a revelation.