MrTroubleMaker
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The main purpose of cosplay is to be as similar as possible to the character you want to portray. This is an unpopular opinion but I don't see it as any form of offense to the black community is any way.
If a black person will paint himself white to cosplay a white character, nobody will bat an eye.
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The only time you should paint your skin is when you're cosplaying a fictional alien like the Avatar aliens ...
Wearing fake blonde hair is no different to wearing black makeup, you debunked yourself.
Holy shit, are you the real Heisenberg? :OI think its fine to cosplay African Americans as long as you dont caricature them, but what do I know I am 50 something white male.
Umm... Nope. Try again.
Painting your face black is totally different than wearing a wig. One has historical and racial connotations (face paint), the other does not (blond wig).
Except lots of black cosplayers don't paint their skin white or "yellow" .... You know who they're cosplaying as without them having to paint their faces or bodies ...
The only time you should paint your skin is when you're cosplaying a fictional alien like the Avatar aliens ...
She's light skinned aka yellowbone..........The lady doing the Harley Quinn cosplay has definitely used make-up to lighten her face there.
She is light skinned, but she's also used make-up to lighten her face. Probably to accentuate the red and black eyeshadow.She's light skinned aka yellowbone..........
There are black people with naturally blonde hair, and blue eyes.Blonde hair has racial and historic connotations too, indians came up with all sort of names and attitutes to people with blonde hair, you know that boxer called "Canelo"?. That´s how mexicans name horses of that color, and their parents started calling him like that, but it´s ok, nobody gets artificially offended, it´s not meant to be offensive, that´s what humans do.
That's just the lighting that's making it appear lighter. Jesus...She is light skinned, but she's also used make-up to lighten her face. Probably to accentuate the red and black eyeshadow.
The lady doing the Harley Quinn cosplay has definitely used make-up to lighten her face there.
I have to ask... do you even know the history of blackface? Or are you saying this based on the presumption of history of blackface?It's never going to be not weird for a white person to put black make up on their face, it's impossible to separate it from the history of blackface, that's not entirely fair no, but blame the olden days for forever ruining the idea.
But can you really say that you are dressing up like the character if you are missing one of the most important visual elements?Just dress up like the character, don't put on blackface.
Does it make me a racist if I say it doesn't make me uncomfortable?This isn't just the typical SJW outrage, this would make anyone uncomfortable.
Go look at her Insta. Her skin tone is darker than that. It doesn't matter. I'm just saying in that particular case she used make-up to lighten her skin tone.That's just the lighting that's making it appear lighter. Jesus...
I'm sure she does, I was just responding to your post where you said ...And Harley Quinn uses white make-up...
Who cares what some people do? That's not an argument.Except lots of black cosplayers don't paint their skin white or "yellow" .... You know who they're cosplaying as without them having to paint their faces or bodies ...
The only time you should paint your skin is when you're cosplaying a fictional alien like the Avatar aliens ...
I'm sure she does, I was just responding to your post where you said ...
"Except lots of black cosplayers don't paint their skin white or "yellow" .... You know who they're cosplaying as without them having to paint their faces or bodies ... "
Then used that post as an example, where she seems to have used make-up to lighten her skin tone on her face. There's nothing wrong with her doing that obviously, it just that particular example doesn;t fit your argument.
There are black people with naturally blonde hair, and blue eyes.
What about the actual Joker for a black person, they'd have to make their face white for it to work... That's the stupidity in all of this, it's psychotic virtue signaling.So.....someone can't cosplay as joker in P5 unless they are Japanese? is that the logic here? I'm pretty sure no one is gonna look at her and think she trying to offend people, she was just trying to cosplay her favourite video game character.
Except lots of black cosplayers don't paint their skin white or "yellow" .... You know who they're cosplaying as without them having to paint their faces or bodies ...
It is not.Umm... Nope. Try again.
Painting your face black is totally different than wearing a wig. One has historical and racial connotations (face paint), the other does not (blond wig).
It's the same group of sjw feminised idiots that cry about the way women are sexualised in games and wonder why they never get a girlfriend.
Sooooo I guess I won't cosplay a Na'Vi from Avatar ? Since you know, my skin isn't blue . I feel stigmatized for not being blue
Too bad, you are missing something awesome
Just like it's perfectly acceptable for black people to cosplay asian anime characters.
Yeaaaaah, I knew before I opened the thread what she'd done.
You have to be pretty simple to not know that "black face" is a no-no in this day and age.
I am free to paint my skin the color i like the most and nobody should give a damn about what i do with my body.
You guys are doing so gymnastics to try to make your point. Joker isn't whiteface. Depends on the origin, Joker uses make up to look that of a clown. His skin isn't naturally that white. Cosplaying as a clown has a traditional look to it.What about the actual Joker for a black person, they'd have to make their face white for it to work... That's the stupidity in all of this, it's psychotic virtue signaling.
How could anyone be so depraved and twisted that they could look at something like this and get bent out of shape? Please go outside and experience real life, the internet think tank is melting your brain.
Throwing a common brain emoticon for you. Well said, this was a portrayal of the character in a celebratory type of way.Blackface is derogatory. This cosplay is celebratory. Learn the difference, Twitch.
Except lots of black cosplayers don't paint their skin white or "yellow" .... You know who they're cosplaying as without them having to paint their faces or bodies ...
The only time you should paint your skin is when you're cosplaying a fictional alien like the Avatar aliens ...
What about the actual Joker for a black person, they'd have to make their face white for it to work... That's the stupidity in all of this, it's psychotic virtue signaling.
How could anyone be so depraved and twisted that they could look at something like this and get bent out of shape? Please go outside and experience real life, the internet think tank is melting your brain.
I certainly see both sides.
Why is it even necessary to change skin color to reflect a character when dressing up in their garb or acting like them in some way should fully suffice? If it offends individuals who historically have been persecuted based on their skin color specifically, shouldn't we respect them as best as we possibly can? If individuals of a specific race or ethnic background speak out against such an act, shouldn't that be enough?
Then there is the argument of authenticity. While we change our lip, eyebrow, eye, or any other color why must we leave our skin untouched? Why is the subject so sensitive that we can't celebrate others of another race as authentically as possible through cosplay?
Then there is the argument of equality. In recent examples, actors/comedians have changed their skin color to represent the other race in a "humorous" way to much praise by the public majority. These chows/movies are still aired and celebrated on television to this day... Where do we draw the line? Must you be a paid actor to partake in this action? Does that make it okay? Should these shows be removed from our stations and be ridiculed with a new mindset? It's tough to know exactly where we as a society should draw the line. Because ultimately, this is NOT a CosPlay problem. This is a people problem, and the thoughts and feelings of all those involved.
I certainly see both sides.
Why is it even necessary to change skin color to reflect a character when dressing up in their garb or acting like them in some way should fully suffice?
If it offends individuals who historically have been persecuted based on their skin color specifically, shouldn't we respect them as best as we possibly can?
If individuals of a specific race or ethnic background speak out against such an act, shouldn't that be enough?
Except lots of black cosplayers don't paint their skin white or "yellow" ....
You know who they're cosplaying as without them having to paint their faces or bodies ...
The only time you should paint your skin is when you're cosplaying a fictional alien like the Avatar aliens ...
Yeah? And do you think this logic would fly in reverse if the Joker makeup were a darker color and were worn on a white person? That's just an example of how dumb all this is and how easily these dumb things can be misconstrued and leveraged.huh? "What about the actual Joker for a black person, they'd have to make their face white for it to work." No, no and no.
Joker has MAKE UP ON!
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So what the person is making white is the paint for being a clown, not making their face WHITE as in white person.....
Holy fuuuuck.Amazed the left hasn't gone after coal miners yet.
Are you saying that context matters? What a revolutionary concept.So what the person is making white is the paint for being a clown, not making their face WHITE as in white person.....
Yeah? And do you think this logic would fly in reverse if the Joker makeup were a darker color and were worn on a white person? That's just an example of how dumb all this is and how easily these dumb things can be misconstrued and leveraged.
Are you saying that context matters? What a revolutionary concept.
There is a history with everything. Some "woke" people like you are obsessed with just a very few things to further your narrative, but if everybody used history like you do, then we all have things to complain and to use to throw at each other in revenge for shit that happened in the past. People from all races and all backgrounds have acted like savages through all history, stop trying to paint it as if white people were always the evil doers and the rest were just poor victims.
And being triggered all the time by the stupidest things ever is not how you move forward. You are literally inventing shit so you can feel offended and enraged against "white people".
The likes of you still don't understand that just because you have choosen to be offended, that doesn't make you right.
Freedom of expression goes beyond your paranoical and egotistical feelings of victimhood and entitlement.
And what's next? What's the next petty thing you have to learn to not be "insensitive" about it or else the bullies are going to get you?
The first thing you should do is never apologize to the hivemind mob, because they are never going to be satisfied. Complaining about something is their ethos, if it's not about this it would be whatever other stupid shit they can put the sufficient though on it to make it "racist".
She has literally done nothing wrong.