Paper 9455.https://openworks.wooster.edu/independentstudy/9455, African American Studies | Africana Studies | Visual Studies, intertextuality, anti-racism, structural racism, whitewashing, blackwashing, stereotype, Eurocentrism, African American Studies Commons, Well what about. How do you feel about Have I not been clear here? And part of the history of art as well. Whitewashing is the alteration of a characters skin tone, from black/brown to white. committed against the rest of the world. But judging the casting based on skin colour and claiming Middle-earth as exclusively white is not just misguided, it clearly exposes what researcher Helen Young has called fantasys habits of whiteness. Agent 007 can be any colour, but the character James Bond is white. But some believe Tolkien was writing a a mythology for England, and used myths and texts from Germanic cultures that had nothing to do with people of colour. Your email address will not be published. A Professional theme for architects, construction and interior designers FAQ | Actually, its probably worst, as Hollywood is just tacking on black and other minority actoris in leading roles that were written for white actors to fill a diversity quota, and theyre only doing it because of the pressure from the public. I'm half black btw. Well, I'm afraid that it's By choosing to replace (rather than supplement) white with color , Hollywood is overwriting its own whiteness as though it were a bad mistake that never should have happened! Another thing, black actors/writers shouldnt be made to feel guilty or embarrassed for taking on roles that deal with slavery and racism as theyre evils that need to be denounced. 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During the colonial era they committed horrible atrocities against people of I don't even have a headcanon. I don't draw fanart that much nowadays, so you can also save the pearl clutches. The fact mutiple asains are saying, we don't like it and one black guy is telling it's ok. Should tell you something. How are we gonna evolve creatively as a species if we let a bunch of idiots dictate what's correct and what's not? I feel like some sort of tragedy must happen, like in movies like The Hate U Give, and 12 Years a Slave., Dee says, In general, I dont think the representation we have now is the best it could be, especially when we talk about the serious lack of dark skin women, ESPECIALLY Black women in shows and movies.. Yes, there were And it WILL bite us in the backside down the line. Gonna tell you this, from black artist to black artist: DON'T APOLOGIZE FOR THE ART YOU MAKE, unless it is extremely offensive. If youre not of the ethnicity, and youre writing a character thats not your ethnicity, you should ask someone about what its like, and their culture. Anyways I don't think non POC or non black people should have or share their opinion on this. Senior Independent Study Theses. If whitewashing is wrong, even considered racist, then why is blackwashing okay? Fair enough, but Ghost in the Shell is a Japanese creation, so if youre gonna adapt it, do it right. As a popular element of 21st-century culture, fantasys issues with race, racism and white privilege are subjects the genre has not yet fully addressed. Said the main character should still be a Black Woman, No Matter what. is just simply weird, ridiculous, racist and unnecessary. Blackwashing doesn't exist because black people don't dominate Hollywood and haven't played white characters to dehumanize them. people earlier as portrayed in the cartoon? They just have to take the time to ask someone or do their research before writing something. Why would an contemporary adaption not reflect that? You really just have to care enough to look for them instead of just going for the nearest white person.. And why would he even mention the word chilling alongside the titles of these films? I object to both whitewashing and blackwashing and sorry, yes, blackwashing IS a thing, just as whitewashing has been wherein a character created painstakingly by an author (and whom I connected with and grew to love) is casually changed for the movie or series for the sake of scoring diversity points. So have all kinds of ethnic characters in Star Wars or The Lord of the Rings but when it comes to have in Black Actress play Anne Boylan which the UKs Channel 5 did in a recent production is a terrible decision; in that case the show bombed and rightly so. I honestly don't see the issue with racebending in fanart because it doesn't harm the source material nor does it take away representation. Negative stereotypes can be broken down by the people who hold the pen in their hands. I understand this, and even once I did draw an anime character I like with an ethnic appearance. and this brings more problems than solutions. Problem is, we do see color today because the media (news, social and entertainment) is always reinforcing that we do. horrible thing. Whitewashing and Blackwashing have two VERY different impacts in terms of art. error was encountered while trying to use an ErrorDocument to handle the request. Africana Studies Commons, So while blackwashing can be fun and interesting , it needs to be balanced out with whitewashing if it is not to be seen as the anti-white bias that pervades so much of the industry these days. There's a question I frequently Whitewashing is just simply weird, ridiculous, racist and unnecessary. One is not worse or better than the other and we need to realize that. The Black Superman was announced in February (aligning with Black History Month) which J.J. Abrams is developing along with writer Ta-Nehisi CoatesCoates who has been described as a left-wing-activist and who has also written for Marvel Comics. Why? Then there also Wouldnt be White Representation, Thus Meaning weve stumbled Upon a Whole new problem. Seriously! Ray Fisher has also rejected the Black Superman and it has also been reported that since Abrams is white that he wont be directing the Black Superman movie. Respectfully, Ive never gotten the I cant relate to a character who doesnt look like me thing. Lin-Manuel Miranda, director Thomas Kail, and casting directors Bethany Knox and Bernie Telsey did exactly this by choosing to only cast white actors in one key part and a few small ensemble. dont blackwash. However, through the effects of intertextuality, or ascribing meanings from one image onto another, blackwashed characters become a blank slate for the audience to attribute negative Black stereotypes to. Changing a black character to look white removes the little representation for black people while also conveying an . Home Either you can do it both ways or you can't do it at all pick a side Hollywood! In short, Yes whitewashing is a Problem, But Blackwashing is Too. You sidestep black-washing. I feel like often times, when there is good POC representation happening, it can never just be them chilling. A lot of minorities (Asians especially in leading roles) are. No, because their aim is not to employ more people of color, but rather to virtue-signal its own racial enlightenment while simultaneously white-shaming its own IP. By : Posted On : August 29, 2021 zynq ultrascale+ mpsoc zcu106. I absolutely love anime and appreciate Japanese culture. In Disneys Encanto for example, all the People in the movie are from Columbia and they did Plenty of Research too. A black Superman is a lazy sad use Twitter Are we not worth work? And they exist even now. But that is just me, you know? More recently, films such as Thor, based on the superheroes from Marvel Comics show figures of Norse mythology played by black actors Idris Elba and Tessa Thompson. 1978 saw the all-black take on The Wizard of Oz (The Wiz) and 29 years later in 1997, ABC TV aired a special black-led production of Disneys Cinderella starring R&B singing sensations Brandy Norwood and Whitney Houston with Whoopi Goldberg as Queen Constantina. The film takes place in Futuristic Japan, and the main character, Major, was originally Japanese. As I said, I just learned about this recently and Im trying to figure some things out about all of this. together paints a false picture of history. I don't think so. Making a character of color white erases their identity; making a white (or Asian or Latin) character Black widens their scope. Just like how if a character was Black, or Asian, or any of those, they could have a character the same ethnicity or race. It made me feel like I did something wrong even though I made a perfectly fine drawing.. Thats RACISM! in addition it's even harder for a minority to overturn or change the majority rule(s) by virtue of being minority. Inside the Magic is the worlds largest website for fans of Disney World, Disneyland, Marvel, Star Wars, and more. But putting on an all-black production is not really the same as taking one central character like Bond, like Superman, like Ariel and recasting them as a different race; the passage of time gives these sudden race adjustments the feeling of you cant be white anymore because diversity and thats my problem with it. Note: Only a member of this blog may post a comment. Yes, there are obvious socio-economic values to giving underemployed races work they would not normally have, but at what cost? or, on a larger scale, what that one movie of cinderella did with an asian prince charming, a black queen, a white king, and a black cinderella. cakes. I had an idea: Why don't I just draw the characters I love, and make them..well look like me? Black Panther is black superhero also from the MCU and his movie went on to break all records during its release; it was lauded for featuring an almost all-black cast and for putting female warriors at the forefront of battle blah blah blah virtue-signalling feminism etc, this is not about that. Both phenomena are the same. Amazon's new series is a step in the . Well, whitewashing is the act of replacing an originally character of color, or of a minority group, with a white character/person/actor. This is a genuine question because I am curious and just found out about this stuff today. The term has been increasingly in the news to describe behavior by White entertainers who appear to be imitating the appearance of Black people. Blackwashing is a corporate strategy designed to paint a veneer of wokeness onto the institutional image. the "Western" nations and their white citizens is built on the blood, webmaster@architectureuniversity.zeanmacfarlane.com to inform them of the time this error occurred, However, I am conflicted with what you are saying, or what you are trying to prove. Why take a Danish story when there are plenty of interesting stories from Africa, many of which are largely unknown to western audiences? We do need more coloured heroes, after all. I asked why and he had drawn Darwin as well and told me that this is how you draw him. Imma draw whatever I like, and I won't be sorry for it, either. Don't let the blonde hair. People race-bend characters because they want to see characters that look like them. Apparently doing so violates all kinds of cultural laws that white characters simply aren't allowed to stand on. And couldn't the industry better achieve that goal by simply investing more in black-created IP, in simply creating new black characters, rather than blackfacing their own already-established IP? I have somehow been able to enjoy and connect to books where the main character are boys, old men, old women, space aliens, and even animals. Just accept the reality, if your fav character is white, its white. A black Peter Parker has the potential to offer a much fresher and . Whitewashing Like, if a character was originally white, why cant the next movie or show have the same white character? I feel you're implying reverse racism is on equal grounds to racism when it is not (am i getting you wrong?). Just because the intention is good doesnt mean the method is. Marvel Confuses Fans, Finds Unlikely Director For Avengers: Kang Dynasty, Guests Get Rare Look at Universal Orlando Ride With Lights On, Inside the Magic Your Ultimate Source for Themed EntertainmentCoverage, Fans Petition for Disney to Stop Casting White People in Roles for People of Color, Hes Not King Dwarf, Other Actors Blast Peter Dinklages Snow White Backlash. But I also really love drawing black characters. For example, in 2005 the Nigerian-British actor David Oyelowo was cast as Prometheus in the Greek tragedy, Prometheus Bound. However, it is not a perfect solution to the issues of Black underrepresentation and misrepresentation in the long run. Whitewashing is incomparable to racebending because whitewashing contributes to the erasure of poc experiences and presence in the media. P.S. And it WILL bite us in the backside down the line. also part of our history. Leave things and culture alone, trying to make things more "CRED" and "Woke" in this context is actually racist and bigoted. I do need to say though that its not racist to get upset when someone randomly changes a much loved character to appease people who, in most cases, arent fans in the first place. Other actors and shows quickly followed, On June 26, The Simpsons, released a statement announcing that "moving forward, The Simpsons will no longer have white actors voice nonwhite characters." Whitewashing is a problem that has been in Hollywood and media for the longest time. (sorry if this was badly written, I'm bad at expressing what I'm thinking into words lol), tumblr will love you! The problem with it is that It's true that I don't have anything against ANY race. Any new adaptation of such a beloved fantasy world as Tolkiens is bound to disappoint some of the more purist fans, but adaptations are products of their times and a re-envisioning of the original material they are based on. Most anime characters don't look Asian they have mostly European features so black washing them shouldn't be a problem but black washing charecters that are Asian or native American (or any other minority) is problematic as they don't get a lot of representation not even as much as black people do. Yes, racism isn't ok directed to any race and technically yes it isn't all one way entirely but the point more so is that racism to minorities is a continual inter-generational problem of a larger magnitude with deeper roots due to segregation, colonization, slavery, internment, redlining, etc. Peter Dinklage recently slammed the upcoming live-action Disney remake. Blackwashing, or racebending, is the act of taking an originally white character and making them black, or a person of color. coloured people. If you wanna jazz your favorite characters up so they look more like you, great! This is exactly the same thing religious fundies do, but with another narrative (fundies are like "this needs to be purged 'cause it goes against good christian values," social media is like "this needs to be purged 'cause it can offend someone, anyone"). Do you know that when you switch from making fanart to original art you can end up losing followers? We've gone through two years of people treating Asians like trash after the virus, it's put a spotlight on how much western media loves erasing and replacing Asians from their tv, films, and games, and just how . People said that her playing Ariel wasnt the same Ariel as many people had grew up with; that Ariel was supposed to be white. But mainly blackwashing is racist. You speak about how there needs to be Representation and I agree with that. The enslavement of coloured people by white people, however, was especially racist and Europe and the US, in a way, still profit from it. If something is wrong when it is done to one race it is wrong when done to another. White people are not underrepresented in media. The author of the nonfiction story that inspired the film, Ben Mezrich, told an audience of MIT students that early on in the moviemaking process, studio executives told him "most of the film's actors would be white, with perhaps an Asian female." This is consistent with Hollywood's larger trend. whitewashing. When I didn't get the reaction I wanted, I realized that my post was null and void. White people are a minority, but somehow most fictional If Anne Boleyn can be played by a black actress, so Malcolm X or Hiram Rhodes Revels can be played by a white or Asian man. Isaiah, 13, says, When I was around the age of ten I drew the character IDarwin from The Amazing World of Gumball. Darwin in the show is a fish and I had drawn him as a human with brown skin. It feels cheap and like diversity for the sake of diversity. Honestly I love seeing characters getting redesigned by artists with different ethnic styles, we get some really amazing art pieces that way. That will show the execs. At the very beginning you claim that both phenomena are bad and harmful, but in your statement you justify blackwashing, you only quote statements of people who have views similar to you. Casting by race is still racism, and casting on the basis of you cant be white anymore is racism at its purest. gayfortheconstitution: lastsonlost: Nnedi Okorafor, PhD on Twitter "Blackwashing white characters is not a step forward. Even redheaded fish creatures are turning Black! The only thing I personally dislike is when people just slap a darker skin tone and maybe hair color on a pale character and call it a day. With its sudden push toward diversity and inclusion Hollywood has opened the door to a different kind of racism in that celebrating diversity is by necessity seeing color and in recent times what feels like seeing the lack of it. In any case, the idea that people of colour were not part of Britain or Northern Europe in the ancient and medieval past is false. But what We need new stories. So, do I find the race-bending of anime characters, or characters in general appropriate? Just because people of color are poorly represented doesnt mean that you can create an existing creation and make it a representation for a certain demographic. However, I also love taking it chill and drawing fanart for my favorite anime, video game, or cartoon. If that character were to be played by an actor of color, there would be nothing wrong with it. Write a good, original character of any race, gender, age, or religion, and I will scream (and have screamed) just as loud if Hollywood tries to overwrite that character. That is, if Noma Dumezweni being cast as Hermione Granger The idea of mermaids isnt unique to Denmark, and the story itself has been adapted successfully for children worldwide, but you should be aware of the storys origin. How much of your personality is genetic and how much is from others. For example, if a character is from an alien planet that doesnt exist, it doesnt matter whether theyve have white skin, brown skin, or even in between. Ive said what I said. But if a Character was originally White, They should Stay White, If a Character was originally Japanese, they should stay Japanese, if they were originally black, they should Stay Black, No questions asked. Shaft is and always will be a black BAMF! Very interesting your opinion. 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