"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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[DELETED] 13 07,2021

black Caribbean here black washing isn't a thing its totally fine if someone draws a character with POC features bc we have to rep. whitewashing is horrible don't try and put that in the same box was turning a character black for rep. for me and a lot of black people it feels good to see someone who looks like you in media reply

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Sil3vrS 13 07,2021

For you imbeciles out there.Just like whitewashing black washing exists and it's racist just because you have a different skin tone doesn't change the fact of being mean to someone with a different color. reply

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[DELETED] 13 07,2021

blackwashing is real. its making a character who wasnt originally black black. same as whitewashing you're "washing away" the original race. i find it annoying and a double standard HOWEVER its not harmful because of the position black people are in within society. there is a huge lack of black representation so blackwashing is considered ok. if yo...... reply

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iNeedMoreYaoi 13 07,2021

I didn't know what black-washing was either until now... 1 reply

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railmedaddy 13 07,2021

In my opinion as an artist, black washing does not exist in art but this is controversial considering how racist the art community can be towards darker skin. 1 reply

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[DELETED] 13 07,2021

I'm so tired of all this race crap, we are all human beings, we are all equally as important and I wish we could all get along and just talk about anime or something. 2 reply

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Charmizzle 13 07,2021

First of all, this "Blackwashing" term sounds like when white ppl claim ppl are in "white face". Lol dumb. Second of all, whitewashing a character is VERY offensive and highkey racist. I do not find blackwashing to be offensive as the intention is not to erase/undermine the miniscule representation of POC characters, which whitewashing does. Mind y...... 1 reply

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the rider 13 07,2021

the intention of an artist changing a character's race should be considered in my opinion. if an artist changes a character's skin tone/race and claims that its better than the original or claims that its fixed, i will call it blackwashing/whitewashing which i think is shitty and disrespectful. idc about the history of the terms, it shouldn't just...... reply

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highflyer 13 07,2021

blackwashing is fine [i wouldn't call it blackwashing though, since it puts it in the same level as whitewashing, something actually harmful] idk why people make such a big deal out of it either, people hc canon cishet characters as lgbt and no one bats an eye... it's almost like people have a problem with black people [not saying hcing cishet cha...... 1 reply

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волк 13 07,2021

Honestly, do what you want when it comes to fictional characters, just don't go around saying, "Owo I FiXEd yOuR aRt, yOuR wElcOme reply

13 07,2021

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