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Check washing is the process of erasing details from checks to allow them to be rewritten, usually for criminal purposes such as fraudulent withdrawal from the victim's bank account. [ 1 ] Various steps can be taken by the writer of the check to reduce the possibility of falling victim to check washing.
Head of Christ by Warner Sallman (1941) is the most widely reproduced image of Jesus, despite the fact that he was a Hebrew man from the Middle East. Whitewashing in art is the practice of altering the racial identity of historical and mythological figures in art as a part of a larger pattern of erasing and distorting the histories and contributions of non-whites.
[3] [2] [4] Some argue that these findings indicate that test bias plays a role in producing the gaps in IQ test scores. [5] Both of these tests demonstrate how cultural content on intelligence tests may lead to culturally biased score results. Still, these criticisms of cultural content may not apply to "culture free" tests of intelligence.
Whitewash is a cheap white paint or coating of chalked lime that can be used to quickly give a uniform clean appearance to a wide variety of surfaces, such as the interior of a barn. [2] The first known use of the term is from 1591 in England, referring literally to the process of coloring a surface. [1] [3]
Whitewashing is a casting practice in the film industry in which white actors are cast in non-white roles. [1] As defined by Merriam-Webster , to whitewash is "to alter...in a way that favors, features, or caters to white people: such as...casting a white performer in a role based on a nonwhite person or fictional character."
Elon Musk's DOGE and its White House compatriots are now taking on the Social Security Administration after gaining access to the most sensitive data held by the $1.3 trillion organization.
White-Washing Race: The Myth of a Color-Blind Society is a 2005 book arguing that racial discrimination is still evident on contemporary American society. The book draws on the fields of sociology, political science, economics, criminology, and legal studies.
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