Calling Out Whitewashed Hamilton Fanart

I think that as long as you state that you’re depicting these characters, that are POC, and acknowledge that importance, I don’t think it’s wrong to depict Theodosia as South Asian. Part of the purpose of Hamilton was to represent POC, and you are finding POC representation in your own way. Besides, we don’t know Theodosia’s mom, in this universe, she could have been South Asian. You’re not ignoring the importance of Hamilton or the purpose, so I think it will be okay. 

Not at all, Hamilton can be appreciated or enjoyed by anyone regardless of them being a POC or not. However, our point in saying that Hamilton is “about POC, by POC, for POC” is that this version, this America AU, was created to tell a certain story and purvey a certain message for POC. The majority of the people involved are people of color and having Hamilton become such a huge phenomenon on Broadway and to people who aren’t quote-unquote “theatre people” is a huge chance for POC. For the first time in history, the four major categories on the Tonys were won by four POC, specifically four black people, and three of those winners won for Hamilton. Our point is that when people whitewash Hamilton and these versions of the founding fathers, they’re completely missing or willfully ignoring the point and the cultural significance of Hamilton. Contrary to popular belief, Broadway is not this “utopia” of acceptance and inclusivity, however shows like Hamilton, shows that center on POC and explicitly require POC actors are helping to change that. Of course someone who is not POC can enjoy and understand Hamilton. If you understand and agree with everything I’ve just said, chances are we’re not talking about/to you. We’re talking about the people who think it’s okay to take POC of white wash them.

1) pro tip: Almost ANY photo-edited photo of an actor or famous person will be way lighter than their actual skin tone, because of systematic colorism and whitewashing. Fanartists didn’t invent lightening actors skin tones!

2) Even considering that, the photos you sent don’t match up with their real skin/hair. But I used some more accurate ones when i did the comparison sheets.

Do you see how the actors’ hair is black? Do you see how their skin tones are not peachy and are darker than original? Do you see how blatantly some of this has been whitened?

also you’re an anti sjw who calls feminism a cancer im screaming

honestly, because you are white, your opinion on hamilton and this blog never really mattered to begin with. if an artist white washes, then they open themselves up to criticism, and if you consider that to be “bashing” then so be it. 

The literal point of Hamilton is that it’s people of color telling a story that white people wrote. It’s people we didn’t get to see telling the side of the story we weren’t taught. The creator/writer/lead actor isn’t white. The cast is not white. The crew is largely not white. The fan art that people create is not founding fathers fan art, it’s Hamilton fan art, and it uses Hamilton’s costumes and lines and is completely Hamilton, and yet they decide to white wash characters that are not white. That’s the difference, the founding fathers may have been white, but the characters in Hamilton are not, and when they are drawn as anything but who they are, it is white washing. Anyone paying attention to the story of Hamilton or Lin Manuel Miranda would know that race and ethnicity and culture are very important, to Lin, to Hamilton, to everyone, and white washing that is spitting on the purpose of Hamilton. Hamilton is not for white people, which is very clear if you are paying any attention at all.