Not Quite Black Or White: Actors Who’ve Played Race-Bending Roles

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Mickey Rooney in Breakfast At Tiffany’s

If the Asian media advocacy group was insulted by Cloud Atlas, I wonder how it felt about Breakfast at Tiffany’s. In this 1961 rom-com, Mickey Rooney plays an angry buck-toothed Japanese landlord – a role that still draws controversy. Can you see why?

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