Whitewash is a paint-like covering of hydrated lime or a cheap white paint.
Whitewash or whitewashing may also refer to:
Literature and the arts Whitewash (1994 film), an American television animated short film White Wash (film), a 2011 American documentary film Whitewash (2013 film), a Canadian drama film Whitewash (book), a 2017 nonfiction book by Carey Gillam Germany and Israel: Whitewashing and Statebuilding, a 2020 nonfiction book by Daniel Marwecki Whitewash Jones, a racist caricature from the 1940s comic book Young Allies Whitewash, a 1966 book by Harold Weisberg Whitewash II: The FBI-Secret Service Cover Up, a 1967 book by Harold Weisberg Whitewash IV: Top Secret JFK Assassination Transcript, a 1974 book by Harold Weisberg
Racial identity Whitewashing (beauty), modifying the skin tones of photographs of nonwhite people in mass media Whitewashing in art, the practice of altering the racial identity of historical and mythological figures Whitewashing in film, the practice of casting white actors in non-white roles
Other uses Whitewashing (communications), propaganda to cover up bad behavior Whitewash (sport), a sports series in which one side wins every contest Whitewash procedure, in shareholder law, a legal procedure regarding financial assistance
See also Blanqueamiento, branqueamento, or "whitening", a social practice in many post-colonial countries to "improve the race" towards a supposed ideal of whiteness Racial whitening, branqueamento in Brazil between 1889 and 1914 Shutout, a sports contest in which one side prevents the other from scoring any points The most basic type of thickening agent used in cooking, flour blended with water to make a paste