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W. Michael Johnson's avatar

There are dangers with Hollywood hotwashing: Every time I see Jesse Eisenberg on TV, I think "Hey! It's Zuckerberg."

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Caroline Smrstik's avatar

Poor Jesse.

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Albert Cory's avatar

I always thought Caroline was very, let’s say, NOT hot.

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Jay Heinrichs's avatar

So what's the term for when the makeup department tranforms hot actors into their homely characters? Notwashing? Hotblotting?

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Ken Lyman's avatar

This is so interesting as I had no idea about the term 'hotwashing'. The entertainment industry is so totally out of touch with what real life is. I'd prefer to see the 'non-hot' characters in the movies as then it becomes more real. Thanks Nancy.

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Roy Edroso's avatar

Astute as usual and good to know about the military origin. I must say the newly-evolved meaning seems weirdly duplicative. "The film industry has a history of frequently casting hot actors for roles about non-hot characters." Yuh don't say!

Maybe I feel this way because "libfix" usages work best when they quickly communicate a concept that would normally take a minute to explain (e.g. sanewashing). "Hotwash" just seems to put a hip gloss on a well-understood concept.

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