A Random Person on the Internet

No, blackwashing is not the same as whitewashing.

1) Whitewashing is racist because the media has a history of taking non white characters and either making them white or having them played by white actors (See minstrel shows, Breakfast At Tiffany’s, various older films etc). Blackwashing is not bc it does not have that history.

2) The reason why ppl aren’t just “make their own characters” is bc the whole point of blackwashing is to spread awareness over the lack of positive POC representation in the media. Besides, have you ever spent a day with artists? Any artist will tell you that original works don’t nearly make the rounds as much as fanart does. So taking already popular characters and blackwashing them is the better option.

3) No. They’re not trying to “”“"fix”“”“ certain characters. Hardly anyone is claiming to “fix” them unironically. The only ones claiming to fix characters are the trolls trying to get a ride out of people. I’ve looked through thousands of blacktober related posts and I hardly found anyone claiming to be fixing characters unironically.

4) The artists involved are not racist (see explanation 1), they are the victims of racism. I have seen tons of blacktober posts that have people casually saying racial slurs in the replies. Some of the artists involved have even gotten death threats. And you say that they’re the ones getting hung up over a fictional characters race?

#2: And, you can’t do that by making your own characters? They’re casting a black Kal-El Superman for a new movie when Superman was always white, while ignoring there’s 500 other superheroes to use, like Static Shock. People have been begging for a Static Shock movie for that basic reason. It’s why Black Panther was made in the first place, because they needed the representation. They made a black SPIDERMAN that’s completely separate from Peter Parker for that reason. You literally don’t have to resort to blackwashing.

Side note: Implying people of color can’t create their own characters is mildly racist. At any rate, original characters of color are better than ones that already exist being painted over.

#3: Try opening your eyes a bit wider.

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