Ted Cruz on Twitter: "It's that bad and worse. Hollywood companies routinely alter the publicity of movies to appeal to the racial biases of Chinese audiences and the Chinese Communist Party. They slice up promotional materials like posters and previews to erase out black actors. Brazen hypocrisy.… https://t.co/qmYKrZZD8g"

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It's that bad and worse. Hollywood companies routinely alter the publicity of movies to appeal to the racial biases of Chinese audiences and the Chinese Communist Party. They slice up promotional materials like posters and previews to erase out black actors. Brazen hypocrisy.https://twitter.com/BethanyAllenEbr/status/1303373062218358786 …

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Chinese audiences prefer lighter-skinned actors. Hollywood complied. An academic study has found that since 2012, when China began allowing more foreign films into the country, Hollywood movies have cast more light-skinned actors in starring roles. https://www.axios.com/hollywood-casting-china-colorism-light-skinned-df469d97-66c2-4b33-b41e-1feb29bf1f75.html …

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