What does anything have to do with being white?

Nah it’s cool, if you want to paint your face whatever colour you want you can go for it. If someone wants to go as Mr T but needs to paint their skin because they have some other skin colour what’s wrong with that?

This is the definition of a Double Standard.

Black, white, blue...doesn’t matter if you only cosplay as over sexualized characters. Then again if you choose to do so then don’t talk about not wanting to be sexualized.

Genuinely curious and not trolling for drama but is white face a bad thing for a black cosplayer to do? Is it even done? The thought just came to me with one of the pics above though I assume it’s more of a clown type face paint then aimed at representing a white person.

In Scotland now. My light-skinnedness isn’t doing me any favours. Preach.

I hear ya.

Yeah, this is true too. My French professor was all, “If you talk to a French dude, they will think you want to have sex. They have seen Sex and the City.”

I hate to tell you this, but all women get hit on more when they travel. The reason is simple - a traveling woman is a low risk, high reward target.

I can see how stereotypes might play into that. What I find is that many non-American men approach women like that in general. Most folks outside of the US are more direct and to the point. Doesn’t discount your experience. Just offering another point of view to consider.

That said, in Europe being “Black” isn’t nearly as existentialist in identity as it is in the US. Funny enough, in many European countries, currently, people of African and Caucasian ancestry are united against Muslims and Arabs.

Moving from SF to Seattle turned me from an introverted self defeatist to a veritable Casanova full of confidence because nobody knew that I was riddled with insecurities borne of negative experiences.

Dear Ms. Crowther,

I think the reason it’s easier for foreigners to get action is that regardless of what your “disadvantages” are, you are exempt from your host countries rules. Being simply an American is exotic. From the wrong side of the tracks? Who cares! Nobody will know because those markers don’t exist in the foreignland.

agreed 100%

Have you ever asked yourself the same thing about male suicide bombers? Whether they are coerced putting on a suicide vest and blowing themselves up. From what I understand, muslim boys just don’t grow up, wanting to be either an astronaut or a suicide bomber

Which is “worse” is completely irrelevant. They are both barbaric customs, one just happened to become “normal” in western society.

Agreed 100%. If ever give birth to a baby with male genitalia, no chopping of any kind will occur. I just made my hubs promise to teach said child about hygiene.

Yes, it’s worse, and this article clearly isn’t about circumcision, but why are people so eager to dismiss intactivists?

well lucky for you. SillyMe8 didn’t say that one or the other was worse. that was you who brought that to the table. SillyMe8 said that’s its Gross and unnecessary for both genders, completely true.