Tired of people attacking white Zoya fanart. No, they're not white washing the character, or erasing her heritage.

She is, canonically, white passing, to the point where no one knew she was Suli at all. Much less half. She used her mother's name, and she had her mother's skin, which is directly stated in the book.

I'm not saying to stop drawing her colored, representation is important, and it's nice to have strong, independent, p.o.c female leads. Especially when she goes on to be the queen of Ravka!

You get to decide how you envision the character, and how you perceive them. Writing is art, it's meant to be interpretive. But stop bashing people, or shaming them, for painting what's explicitly stated. I see so much hate and criticism towards artists for painting her how she's described. Put down the keyboard, and pick up the book.

In fact, I would go on to argue, you yourself are taking away from the character by being so hateful. Her being white passing is important to her development. Her being Suli is a deep written shame of hers. It affects decisions she makes through the books, and it becomes part of her arc to embrace her culture rather than pretending it doesn't exist.

Claiming the character is white, and refusing to acknowledge her heritage is one thing. Attacking artists, who spent time and effort on their work and drawing her as she is stated to look, is another.