"blackwashing"

I didn't really know what "black-washing" was until I came across a video of someone making Senku have a darker skin tone with Afrocentric features, As a Black person (from the Caribbean) im confused on the reason for that? My stance on this is shaky, and I would really like if you guys would share ur opinion on it.

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Coffin milfmilk 13 07,2021

Just because you feel like there is a lack of poc representation DOES NOT MEAN you can blackwash a non-poc character. 4 reply

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Crimson Bites 13 07,2021

Same as, "white-washing" I guess. But woah woah, don't get mad at me, I also don't know about these stuff, but people seem to not react to "black-washing" the same as "white-washing", at least, that's what I notice while observing, but idk. 2 reply

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Nye 13 07,2021

Black washing doesn’t exist lol. Most people don’t even do it for representation, it’s just fun lol. Most the time, it’s just to see themselves in their favorite characters lol. And before anyone makes the stupid ass small brain arguments “since it’s okay to make someone black, it’s alright to make POC white”, that is utterly stupid...... 4 reply

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BlueLikeTheWind 13 07,2021

I think its hypocritical of people finding it fine. While I understand wanting to have more representation its disrespectful to those in the asian and european communities to have their culture, ethnicity and race erased. While one can have black/afrocentric features and still be asian or really any race, its already canonized that the person does ...... 1 reply

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KILLERCAT 13 07,2021

I’m eastern Asian and I don’t think “blackwashing” can really exist in the same way whitewashing does. Whitewashing is Scarlet Johansson starring as every every eastern Asian character under the sun, or forcing Asian culture to fit into the mold of white American society. Those who are arguing that ‘acceptance of “blackwashing” and de...... 2 reply

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honeycrickete 13 07,2021

I have a bit of a shaky stance as well. on one side i can see how people would want to make their character maybe darker, but at the same time i kinda.. i dont know how to explain it lol, just rubs me the wrong way. but at the end of the day i don't think it's harming anyone so im not gonna make anyone change the way they draw or anything. reply

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With your mom 13 07,2021

All got to say is I feel like this convo finna go racist real fast so let me say a black prayer Black Heavenly Father please don't let this conversation become racist cuz I will find where these yt people live and hurt them so for the sake of them not dying and the sake of me not going to prison please don't let this go racist amen Now here ar...... 2 reply

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*flashbacks* This "fixing" art drama years ago This assumed whitewashing lmao It was about slaves- the person who was assumed to be whitewashing confused bahahha reply

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um- 13 07,2021

There's no such thing, and there isn't an issue with changing up the character to be a poc or black, sure it may be a bit odd to you but it isn't hurting anyone. When you're making them white, that can be problematic because to others it makes it look like you're trying to remove them as a poc, and make them white to make them more "likeable" takin...... 1 reply

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「Pink Boxcutter 」 13 07,2021

For those who think it doesn’t exist it’s when people take a white or in anime cases Asian characters and make them black and saying they fixed the character or that the character is better now (because they made them black) that is what black washing is don’t act like it don’t exist just because white people did this and that Or in a mor...... reply

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