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.
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.
There are dangers with Hollywood hotwashing: Every time I see Jesse Eisenberg on TV, I think "Hey! It's Zuckerberg."
Poor Jesse.
I always thought Caroline was very, let’s say, NOT hot.
So what's the term for when the makeup department tranforms hot actors into their homely characters? Notwashing? Hotblotting?
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.
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.