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Stunted growth: Why is the stunt world so white?

Of the 397 stunt people on the British Stunt Register, only two of them are black women. Aspiring stunt artist Shaina West, AKA The Samurider, finds out more.

Of the 397 stunt people on the British Stunt Register, only two of them are black women. That's led to practices known as "wigging" or "painting down" - where white male performers take on roles for women or black and Asian people.

To find out more, aspiring stunt artist Shaina West, AKA The Samurider, has been speaking to her hero, Amanda Foster - the UK's first black stunt woman.

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