Wow, I was also at this and this might sound like B.S, but the question about inspiration was the one I asked. I had two questions, that one or one about the Red Wedding (I can’t remember what I asked exactly with that, since it didn’t get picked to ask him).
Context does matter, but you are picking and choosing what context matters to you. As it stands, white people wearing dark makeup to appear black is the continuation of a practice tied to the mocking of black people, and often enslaved Africans, in the US. That’s the context for this. More context for this, which a…
Yeah, pushback against practices with historical and sustained racist connotations is just “fragile feelings”
“isn’t it about time to take a more nuanced look..”
No. White washing is when studios cast white people. It has nothing to do with cosplay or halloween costumes. It is a winnable situation if you think first.
Hey: nah. Blackface is bad. Darkening your skin tone to alter your perceived race, even for cosplay, is bad.
Just...just wear the clothes. We know who it is, the costume’s good and fine on its own, there’s no need to Blackface it up. Jesus, why is this so hard?
