I know other artists who feel the same, and it's unfortunate. =/ Like... people are just expressing their love for a character, leave them alone.
People aren't afraid of criticism, they're afraid of being attacked. Because criticism is one thing, but having the whole SJW squad come down on you for getting the color wrong is entirely something else.
Admittedly it doesn't hit me personally that bad because the works I'm mostly into just so happen to rarely have darker-skinned characters to begin with. It's still a bit frustrating when you've got that at the back of your mind, though: if I get that wrong, might get doxxed, might get harassed, might get attacked etc.
People take criticism as being attacked all the time specifically in situations like this. The tried and true "SJW" comment.
What kinda fanart you see depends highly on what kinda sites you're browsing, so gg to you, I guess.
I saw the former on Twitter, I reported and blocked the artist, because I don't tolerate that sort of thing EVER!
I equally as baffled. Not sure how it is in other parts of the world, but here in the States there's a very common stereotype that black people don't/can't swim. So I was very happy to see Nessa, and I figured more people would feel the same way.
I say "whitewashing" instead of "lightwashing", simply because (and this could be cynical on my part) I didn't think the term colorism would mean much here. She can be perceived black and still have her skin lightened up to a degree that's completely different from her original art
Hermione and Bond's characters aren't tied to their race narratively (compared to characters like Black Panther), so different casting for live-action movies based on merit is a good thing, no?
Criticism doesn't involve getting upset at someone for "whitewashing" on artwork that clearly uses a pastel palette and a filter.
The ape thing is obviously inappropriate, so there's no defending that one... unless they wanna draw every gym leader as a monkey, then by all means. Pokemon of the Apes.
Nessa isn't narratively tied to her race either, so that's not an argument.
This is still confusing me, why is everything but her skin the exact same?I say "whitewashing" instead of "lightwashing", simply because (and this could be cynical on my part) I didn't think the term colorism would mean much here. She can be perceived black and still have her skin lightened up to a degree that's completely different from her original art
Yes, she's still black. But changing her to this degree for aesthetics can be taken as a subtle jab at dark-skin no matter her ethnicity. This isn't to vilify the artist or anyone who likes it, but it's something to keep in mind since representation matters.
Hermione and Bond's characters aren't tied to their race narratively (compared to characters like Black Panther), so different casting for live-action movies based on merit is a good thing, no?
And this is not the same thing as re-drawing an animated character, especially when there's literally only one other image of reference.
I say "whitewashing" instead of "lightwashing", simply because (and this could be cynical on my part) I didn't think the term colorism would mean much here. She can be perceived black and still have her skin lightened up to a degree that's completely different from her original art
Yes, she's still black. But changing her to this degree for aesthetics can be taken as a subtle jab at dark-skin no matter her ethnicity. This isn't to vilify the artist or anyone who likes it, but it's something to keep in mind since representation matters.
That would imply that everythings on the exact same equal footing.
No because they aren't the same thing.
It's simple:
