This Cosplay Artist Was Attacked For Being Black
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 27 ก.ย. 2024
- Mohammed Agbadi talking about the cosplay community on tiktok and twitter and how black artists are facing profiling for cosplaying while black as their favorite anime characters
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It's Super annoying honestly......I almost don't want to cosplay because of this
please do!!!!
don’t stop cosplaying because of these people! You do you!
Never stop cosplaying because of people of them!
Of course! I really want to dress up as sailor moon or princess serenity at the next local supercon
@@alstroemerimations6328 then do it! Live you life fellow human!
Goodness me. Why can’t people realize that the character’s skin color or race you are cosplaying doesn’t automatically restrict you from not cosplaying it
So true cotton...and in reality, the characters from anime are usually supposed to be Japanese, even though they have blue or green eyes...nobody is shouting at these artists for drawing them, why shout at artists for cosplaying them outside their race?
I KNOW RIGHT if ya want to cosplay them do it
you can make it as close as possible or just be you wearing it no issue at all in my book
Also, a lot of characters don't have specific races. Like if someone is cosplaying as a bratz doll are you going to tell them they "aren't white enough" when the characters don't even have a race? I purposefully don't give my characters a race, so if I ever get famous (not happening) how on Earth is anyone supposed to cosplay them??
Nice pfp btw
Race is a social construct anyway
@@callofseiiki I'm white, I cosplayed MLK once and I was bombarded with hate. Thank you for your reply.😊
When characters are unnatural-skin toned, like purple, I don't see anyone commenting "sure, nice, but you're not purple. Not purple thumbs up because you're not purple."
come to think of it!!! that never happens
I saw someone say that this girl couldn't dress up as the purple gem from Steven Universe because the cosplayer was white 💀
@@JokeHatesItHere Seriously? If that person can't, then who could cosplay her?
@@JpodTM They said something about her being a POC character idk 😭😭😭
@@JokeHatesItHere My god this person is a disgrace.
idk why people get angry over something someone cant control
twitter is typing...
@@MohammedAgbadi FRFR. btw keep going with the high quality yt vids
The "superiority" of being correct, aka. racism but under the umbrella term of racism which doesn't directly aim to be racist persay, but the fear of something out of the norm
this is the realist comment I ever read
Ah bollocks guess that means I can't cosplay as Dr Manhattan cause I'd be blue facing and I'd probs break several indecency laws
I stopped cosplaying because of the "nice cosplay, but you're too dark" comments. It was heartbreaking for me. I still can't sit down at the sewing machine without seeing stupid comments. I don't think people really know how much this kind of stupidity affects mental health. Thank you for going over this topic.
fuck them people, you go do what you like when you want to, don’t let them tell you what to do or who to cosplay as
Please know that there're a lot of sane ppl who support you ^^. Life is too short and already painful to care about ignorant idiots.
F them kids bro don't let racists make you feel like you can't do what you love!
Look there are just gonna be stupid assholes that will hate and say bullshit like that, and we just need to deal with them. Best corse of action is just ignore them. Fuck em. They say shit like that on Twitter because they know if they said it irl they would get their asses kicked. Never give them time of your day do what makes you happy. If they have a problem with what you are doing just say, fuck off.
I'm so sorry that happened to you. I hope you don't give up on cosplay. Please don't let racist idiots steal your joy.
This always upsets me because people often force black cosplayers to only cosplay as black characters. 🙃 I think heirofglee said it best. If you can tell who the character is, then they've done their job.
i need a shirt with that quote!!!! it's hard!
I love her so much!
To me mainly outfits, hairstyle(no matter if hair texture differs in cosplay) and personality makes a character who they are
Like can't the accuracy elitists that go racist and label it as "criticism" just stfu once and for all
I just want everyone having fun with cosplay
And not get chased off by these elitist arseholes
Movie wise I was concerned that people would bash Jeffery Wright who played Jim Gordon in The Batman
Like I gasped in excitement when only seeing the moustache, glasses and hairline
I knew this is Gordon
Didn't even think about skin colour at all
No matter the colour, this is still the character they are potraying
exactly. bad enough that there's too many black characters that are just tokens, can easily hint to stereotypes/blackface by looks or personality, are literally stereotypes, make black people uncomfortable, etc. (mostly non-black) people seriously expect black people to only limit themselves to only cosplaying black characters or to feel represented by shitty, crappy black characters. like, FUCK no, sit your ass down and try to educate yourself or let people the fuck be.
I think part of it is jealous people who actually want to ether tear down those who are brave enough to put themselves out there because the commentator is too insecure to participate themselves, and the other side of it is the divide in approach to cosplay and people misunderstanding each other's intention. In cosplay I have observed two types of cosplayers; the ones who are into it as a costume to show their enthusiasm for the character and nothing more, and the ones who are into trying to embody the character as perfectly as possible. I think it's a damn shame that there's so much fighting between the two camps, but I do thing some of it comes from not understanding the different intention behind the costume.
It's funny bcuz we see a lot of white people cosplaying as a japanese character and I don't see anybody saying "oh you are not asian enough" to those people.
True that
*FACTS!*
Good point. This is true.
But i bet you saw some saying your whitewashing the character if its a black character (without darkening their skin)
@@triggerfairy4070 oh yeah for sure, saying "you are whitewashing" to a asian its sadly very common
People are fucking weird, somebody said I was whitewashing while doing a cosplay of a animal
I’m not black nor a cosplayer myself but speaking as an Asian woman I noticed that while white cosplayers can get away with (East) Asian baiting (I.e fox eyes and certain filters) to some extent but darker skinned cosplayers, especially black cosplayers get penalized for even trying to just dress as an anime character without even modifying their features and it really says a lot about how prevalent racism and colorism is in cosplay
Edit 5/14/22: Wow, I can't believe this comment ignited a whole argument. To address some of the arguments here, I have no problem with people cosplaying any character (within reason), but changing your features to appropriate ethnic features (especially if you're white) is just plain wrong because unlike east asian fishers, east/southeast asians still have to face being discriminated against and even killed at times for their facial features. It may not be as severe for Asians in Asia but in the Asian diaspora, especially in places like the U.S, many of us had to face discrimination for our heritage, whether it'd be the lunchbox, or stereotyping, plus the expectation to assimilate for most people. We're not saying cosplaying as a character from another race/ethnicity is bad, but treating features, especially of poc in general as a costume is very morally questionable at best. And for the person who said that giving the color of our skin importance, it's not that we do that on purpose, it's more that our current society in general, unfortunately, favors more eurocentric features/skin color. In a perfect world, our skin color wouldn't have to matter at all, but as history and especially the past few years has shown us, it's otherwise.
THIS!! Asian people aren’t white, they find asian (not to even begin the fact people associate asians with Eastern Asia, as if Asians don’t come in a range of skin tones) as exotic enough to want to “look” like them and act like we’re an exhibit but at the same time think because SOME of us have naturally light skin we’re white therefore they can cosplay asian characters. Whitewashing (or blackwashing when it comes to fanart of characters in videos previously discussed) is a serious issue when someone PURPOSEFULLY changes the race/skin tone of a character to fit their agenda/“preference”.
SOMEONES SKIN TONE WHEN COSPLAYING IS NATURAL AND CANT BE CHANGED BY ANYONE.
@@Pathfinder-qp1he I agree 100%! I hate how they police darker-skinned cosplayers on how they dress yet they overlook how many white ppl purposely change their features to imitate esea features, often contributing to how we are fetishized. It's like they want to project themselves onto the characters in a weird way. I'm only part East Asian (mostly Southeast Asian heritage) but I feel like people forget we, at least East Asians are POC too and it's not like someone can realistically change their skin tone, at least without serious repercussions. Besides, not even most East Asians are super pale and light skinned; some forget that there are some East Asians who are part black, hispanic, etc
Do you know how many white western cosplayers don't do it now because people constantly attacked them if they darken their skin for a character? You comment is no different than the people you are complaining about. "White people shouldn't complain when they get attacked by everyone because they complained about non white people doing it" your comment is just as bad as theirs.
@@oi-kr4zv the only body painting acceptable is to become green like shrek
because people are always over reacting on others
for example
if white people color themselves darker by a few shades to get accurate cosplay of dark skinned character, that's blackface and offensive
if white people cosplay light skinned Asian character, that's ok
if black people cosplay as black characters, that's ok
if black people cosplay as white character with original skin color, that's blackwashing
if black people color themselves lighter, idk tho
I mean, we have some theatrical plays based on legends of some mythical creature which requires painting the actor's face black to match the creature (not a black person) they are acting as
but some westerners came in to watch the play and proceeded to complain about the blackface
@@oi-kr4zv White cosplayers get criticized for changing their features to look like a certain race because that’s just treating a person's race as a costume they can take on and off. Black cosplayers get criticism because “don’t look white enough” even if the character they’re cosplaying is Asian. Those are very different situations. Did you even watch the video or read the comment you’re replying to?
The whole "you're not white enough" has always made me so livid when majority of those characters are ASIAN. Like wtf man, just say ya throw a tantrum when POC people are 'too dark' for cosplay.
Sincerely, a dark skinned asian.
I may not cosplay as frequent as most POC people but thanks for shedding light on this.
As a white person
I really dont understand this mindset eitheir. Like-... wtf??? Who cares man! Its just a damn costume!
Its not like the person claim the character and be like "i decided to make it [put any skin color name] beacause I can and the character is now this color. Now fuck you."
it bothers me too :)
What if they tried cosplaying as black anime characters lol. Yoruichi from Bleach, Michiko and Atsuko from Michiko and Hatchin, the Boondock characters of my😂
@@John-ls4xh Bro I don't know what you're trying to start. That was literally addressed in the video. If you want to cosplay a black character fine. However, the issue is when you start changing your features to look more "black" for ex. hair or skin which is literally blackface.
White as in skin colour.
Its the colorism, underappreciation, and bigotry for me
pov you're black
Like, damn. Some people are stupid as fuck. Cosplayers literally put effort and hard work to bring their favorite characters to life through cosplay, and then there are idiots who choose to focus on the race of the cosplayer? Why not admire the outfits of the cosplayer, the way they replicated the hair, the outfits, and everything? Race doesn’t matter. Race shouldn’t matter when it comes to cosplaying. Fiction isn’t limited to one ethnicity or race, fiction can appeal to anyone. The interesting stories, the awesome characters, the plot, world building and setting, anything can interest humans. So why bother about race? Nothing makes sense to me, anyone can and should be able to cosplay.
I'm not even black and the people policing others on their skin colour just pisses me off. Like, can't people just let people cosplay and compliment the cosplay, instead of commenting on one's skin colour?
@@ReptilianTeaDrinker like exactly! It’s not someone’s fault their skin color is like that!
These random ass people on the internet are not your friends, you gotta love yourself first before thinking about other people think. Fuck'em as long as you ☝ Enjoying yourself that's all that's all that matters
Judging black cosplayers like that always pisses me off because most of the time the characters are Asian, not white
Asian is no skin color. For mankind exists only 3 extremes and that are either white, brown, or black. There are no grey zones here or any differences based on from which country you come from. Thats simply the reason also why people are ok with with white cosplayers cosplaying anime characters, while being not asians self, because for these people its in their mindset of "representasion of perfection" good enough, that the "correct" skin color simply is fulfilled. What nationality the person has in that moment, plays no role to them, as long that picture of perfect representation of a character is "flawlessly" given in their view.
And as sad as it is to say, in the view of racists n autists is simply a "flaw" that ruins in the moment their personal vision of something, how it has to be "perfect/correct" reason enough for them, to say such stupid things, like the skin color isnt fitting.
Thats also the difference between racists n ill autists, the autist at least finds nice words of praise n ends his words with a but... The racist just tries to shittalk/discriminate n insult you for even daring to try cosplaying a white character.
@@ChristianKessler4185 calm down bro.
@@ChristianKessler4185 no pale is a skin color.
Cosplaying a character is NOT raceswaping. Otherwise most white people who cosplay are just as guilty since a majority of anime characters are Japanese… if a cosplayer looks awesome, regardless of the way they choose to portray, it should be seen as character appreciation. It’s different from when artists choose to race swap characters for racist or malicious reasons and attack the original artist after. A lot of effort goes into cosplay and these cosplayers are usually doing this out of love for their favs. Don’t hate on them for something they can’t control! Don’t gatekeeper other races from cosplaying!
Technically that's still white since a lot of actual Japanese people make white skin like mine and other whites as the beauty standard.
Unpopular opinion: Anyone who cosplays is AWESOME. That shit(like many other artistic routes)is TOUGH. And you guys make it look so easy and gorgeous! Who cares what body type/race/ect you are?? HAVE FUN WITH IT! Keep blessing us with your talent!!
For real! I've only made two cosplays in my life (second one isn't done yet) and it takes SOOOO long and can be pretty expensive, but it's showing it off that makes it so worth it
It's amazing 😍 I wish I could do it it's so expensive but maybe one day i can cosplay Bloodborne with my husband.
They say that people's skin is too dark like they can just change the shade on photoshop
lmaooo bruhh you're giving them ideas , come on now(in denzel voice)
A friend was once attack because she is overweight and cosplayed a character who is quite skinny…. Some people in fandoms just enjoy to be means and insult other. It’s just sad.
One of my favorite things is seeing little white boys dress up as Falcon, Miles Morales, Nick Fury, or Black Panther. For these kids, it doesn’t matter what you look like. I was playing Justice League with a kid I was babysitting, and he said my friend “had to be Cyborg.” I thought it was because he’s black. Nope. It’s because he likes computers. I love kids.
When kids are more exposed to different kind of characters of various ethnic, portrayed in a positive way, the interactions with those people become even better.
Kids are soo innocent
@@wrestlinganime4life288 exactly! Racism and tolerance are both learned behaviors, and we have to expose kids to as much as possible.
People like this are the reason why I thought I could only cosplay black characters. 💀
ikr I'm generally scared- I only cosplay characters who are black/tan or has a character with a different colored skin cuz I don't wanna be bullied T_T
I'll never get these kinds of comments or when men use "criticism" as an excuse to objectify women by telling us we don't fit the body type of the character. It's all gross and uncalled for.
No matter your skin color or body type you can cosplay whoever or whatever the hell you want to and enjoy it. People need to stop being so judgemental.
That is very similar to the proudly self proclaimed "brutally honest" jerks, who in reality are just rude assholes.
Have they ever considered that their "(destructive) criticism" is unwanted? specially when it comes to appearance. Criticism is for arts and attitudes. Appearance is just personal taste and expecting women to cater to it... well, that just tells me they're egotistical, self centered, entitled idiots who think the world belongs to them.
Because you can do what you want but so can others when they tell you the fit doesn't match. If a 5'6 200lb male wants to dress up as Superman or Batman are you really going to tell them it looks good?
@@ramsaybolton9151 no but I’m not going to go out of my way to make them feel like they can’t cosplay certain characters because of how they look.
@@ramsaybolton9151 you can dislike the cosplay all you want just move tf on
@carbonated cats keep your opinion to yourself and follow your own advice :)
it’s actually appalling how aggressively ppl send hate to black cosplayers. as a japanese american, it especially irks me when white ppl especially do this bc they’re always coming from a place of genuinely also believing that anime characters are *actually* white-even when they’re literally speaking japanese/have a backstory showing they GREW UP IN JAPAN AND WAS SOCIALIZED IN JAPANESE SOCIETY/have a japanese name🫠
also i’ve always thought black cosplayers were especially cool bc we hardly see those characters with that representation-not to mention if black ppl cant cosplay anyone but black ppl-you’re basically saying they can pick between three total characters. there’s hardly black representation in media, so the sole idea that black ppl should ONLY cosplay as black characters is literally so ridiculous🤦🏻♀️
That's a damn shame...
Even darker skin east Asian get shit for it
Like... This is a dress up. It's for fun.
If you fit a certain phenotype and try to participate in something not "associated with your phenotype", you get told to go away.
If you act stereotypical, you get called"trash". Like... Wth is going on??
Idk if my opinion is biased or not but I believe you can cosplay any character no matter the characters color even if you're white or black just dont change your skin tone to match the character. You can wear afros, wigs or cultural attire just dont make fun of or change your skin tone to match that character. But anyways great video as always, I'm not an artist but I love your channel and you've helped introduce me to amazing artists. This is all coming from a Nigerian living in canada btw.
Good comment
Nice comment, i completely agree
Skin tone is a big no, but hair accessories - it's part of the costume.
yes. changing the skin color/tone is too obvious. let it be. just nail down the other aspects of the character
I agree, but I don't think using afro/box braids wigs should be used, because it's cultural appropriation
"Black thumbs up because you're black".... I- I can't. I just can't
Dang folks need to chill! Those black cosplayers look fantastic. Also gender bending a character has been controversial because there’s some stupid stigma of “character can’t have variations”. Thanks for bringing up this issue
I don’t get why people get so mad that a black cosplayer gets attacked because the character their cosplaying is lighter then them.
I'd just like to point out that the way you structured your sentence implies it's okay to attack black cosplayers.
Oh shi- sorry.
@@ruby7684 no worries, mistakes happen
@@liamzakhaev yeah.
I find it funny that most of these people still think these anime characters are white. THEY ARE ASIAN, people just want to insert themselves into something and make it about race. It’s cosplay, and the only way to cosplay characters without doing anything offensive is by not altering your natural skin color. If someone wanted to cosplay Killer B and then put on blackface, they’d be a piece of shit. However, if they do what is being shown here and just stick with their natural skin color, then the internet complains again. You shouldn’t be ridiculed by respecting other races and not trying to paint their skin color onto yourself. You really just can’t win on the internet anymore.
We gonna need another internet
@@simonebernacchia a less toxic one at that
If dress-up darling's taught me anything, it's that anyone can cosplay.
5:01 is she Poison Ivy?! If so she NAILED the essence of the character 🤌🤌
They are and I completely agree!! It looks so good!! :D
I hate how common this is. Makes me scared to cosplay. Be safe out there guys.
I didn’t know this was an issue, but obviously weirdos have to ruin everything. Sounds like a case of the “No Fun Police” Due to all the “fun” that’s going on. Let people live and cosplay, whatever makes them happy and be happy together that you got people that shares the same interest instead of focusing on color or race of a made up character. Compliment on their efforts and costumes and party. Sounds like a crazy idea 🤷♂️
Too many gatekeepers on the internet, like what are gonna do next? stop people from buying costumes at the gift shop because their skin doesn't match with the actual character. Like get a life...
Everyone should respect each other.
Everyone has their own approach to cosplay.
For one is just fun and trying to be character they like even if character is opposite of cosplayer ex. Girl cosplaying as guy, tall girl cosplay as short girl.
Other cosplayer will not cosplay as somebody who does not match to her/his body structure because they don't want "change character appearance" for fans of this character.
Both ways are ok is cosPLAY.
You can disagree with this, but don't attack people because you don't agree with their way of cosplaying.
Please, don't be selfish and don't force your own opinion/views on rest.
If you don't have problem with backwashing/whitewashing, please don't get mad at whitewashing/blackwashing.
i honestly can't agree with you more...
I got this forbody size and it pushed me out of the cosplay community. Being fat wasn't allowed if you wanted to do any character that wasn't.
Man that sucks :(. Why can’t people just realize that in the end of the day it’s a COSTUME that anyone should be allowed to wear. I hope you can get back into cosplay in the future, for your happiness, not for the happiness of other!! 💕
As an artist, I’m deeply sad to know that some left cosplaying bc of this nasty comments. And as an artist, I’ll be super happy if someone cosplays my characters it’s a way of praising my hard work and seeing how it hit the feelings of fans is just heartwarming. So please don’t bend to the community hate. We artists appreciate your cosplays a lot, no matter your age, color, gender :)
It's so annoying and ridiculous how we are treated just for being black. I remember the first time I cosplayed. And despite feeling uneasy about it, this Japanese cosplay magazine wanted to take my picture. It kind of shows that they have no problem with other races cosplaying. It's mainly racist yt people and anti black people.
Well the reason is fear. And people are very weird about change just in general . some of them get very uncomfortable almost as if they feel if you change their beloved character it's like a personal attack on their childhood or something. Cosplay is supposed to be fun! race should not matter and the double standard is freaking weird to me (this includes fanart too)I've also seen this happen when a cosplayer isn't the right size too. This is cute but you're too big to play x.
I love it when people cosplay. It is so amazing when they put so much work into their cosplays or just find the courage to cosplay. No matter what kind of person you are if you find the courage to cosplay, that's amazing. It doesn't matter what size, height or skin color you have. Do it! It's amazing!
I once saw a group of girls wearing hijabs and they were cosplaing as the avengers. It looked so freaking amazing.
Here is my only problem, maybe somebody reads it and can help.
I am white as a wall but I would love to cosplay as Bruno from Encanto... But it feels like culturel appropiaten if I do this. Is it?
If yes, I'll go back to peter quill, Gamora or Poison Ivy. But I at least wanted to ask. And no, I would definitaly not paint my ski the same tone as Bruno. That would feel weird and SO wrong...
I believe the intent behind why you wanna cosplay a character is also important. As long as it’s not out of malice or any racist stuff, you can cosplay anyone you want since cosplay is meant to be fun and to be a character you love and share that joy with others. I’d say go for it!
Don't worry, it's not cultural appropiation or anything like that. It's just you dressing up as a characther you love.
It's not like you'll dress up like him just to make fun of colombians, you know?, all the oposite it seems, you like the movie and the characther and thats why you want to cosplay as him.
(Sorry if I misspelled something, or wrote something strange, english it's not my first language)
@@o0o_itzy_o0o Your English is great! And even if it wasn't, there's no need to apologise. 😁
Hinata isn't blaaaaaack...
She gon' be black today!
Honestly hate people send comments like that like honestly shut up
Keep all your criticism to yourself and yourself only y go through the process of making someone feel less just because of their skin color this is a pure sign of how toxic the cosplay community is and it needs to stop
I grew up in a place that was predominantly white. I am afro Latina and all of my friends were white. We were super into cosplay but the one thing I remember is never getting to cosplay who I wanted. They would tell me that I was too dark to be Sakura or Bulma isn't black.. " it's like if Hinata got a reallllly dark tan" etc...
I remember throwing away my cosplay because they made me feel so bad...
Like you said, there's double standards. I remember back when Black Panther came out there was a little yt kid who loved BP and his parents bought him a BP costume. There was no blackface or anything on the kid, just the suit. They got bashed on Twitter nonstop for weeks! I appreciate you acknowledging that there's a double standard. (black thumbs up because I'm black 👍🏾😂)
as a brown poc, I used to think that I could only cosplay characters if they canon have darker skintones. BUT since I attended an amazing convention in the UK, and have seen sooooo many beautiful poc cosplayers, I am now learning that yes, I can do what I want as long as I'm enjoying it, I love and appreciate the character and I am being respectful every step of the way. can't we all just chill and enjoy the things we love
People don’t question white people cosplaying as Japanese or racially ambiguous characters
Yet when a black person does the same thing with a tan skinned Japanese and racially ambiguous characters, hell breaks loose. Guys on Twitter who do this shit to them, just say you’re racist and leave them alone.
I’ve been hearing and seeing more and more about this going on. It’s straight up infuriating
I’m not black but I am Asian and have naturally dark skin, and when I was younger I was so convinced that there was no one that I can cosplay because of my skin color, especially back when there was a lot less representation of people of color in childrens/teen media.
I really feel bad for cosplayers, the fandom is extremely toxic. As Sydeon, I always wanted to cosplay but never wanted to deal with this. I'm literally a *pale fat latina* ... And "white people" just are kind of stun-locked when they see: Someone pale that isn't "white" (on their standards).
I love to see when black people do cosplay a character that's originally "white" because they sometimes add elements from their culture, and make the character look unique in their own way. Cosplaying should be dressing as a character that you like, and having the option to add "a bit of yourself" on it.
For example: Jack Sparrow and Willy Wonka, they wouldn't be the same if they were brought to life by other actors because Johnny Depp did put a bit of himself on these characters... And that made them unique and memorable.
Edit: The James cosplay is very cool. Is one of the coolest I've ever seen! (And James is my favorite Pokémon anime character.)
ok but can we talk about how beautiful that zelda cos was?? like they look amazing omfg
"You can't cosplay anime characters because you're not pale" You can't cosplay Shrek because you're not an ogre
Cosplay is something you enjoy. Dressing up as characters you love. Cosplay is about bringing people together. Basically at conventions etc. It's about fun. Size,skin color,race is not involved in cosplay. It's just dressing as the a character from a show you like/the character you like. I shouldn't have to change my skin color to make it accurate to a white/lighter version of the character. I will only put face paint on if I want to look like an alien,mythical creature etc. Blue,red,yellow,pink,red. You get the idea. We can't swap are skin colors. We are stuck with it for life.
I’m planning as cosplaying as hollow knight and i felt like I dodged a lot of bullets since he’s not a human
This is the reason.... why i am nervous to try cosplay. .... i really can't deal
This makes me very sad and angry. In 14 years as a cosplayer I've seen a lot of absurd things like this. It is revolting. Being a cosplayer is hard on its own. Unless you're a skinny Asian, people will always find flaws. Every time. It's exhausting. I have a beautiful black friend who is afraid to cosplay non-black characters because of that kind of thing (and fatphobia, which I also suffer from). And it's a waste, because she has talent. I follow a lot of black cosplayers who do a much better job than some "standard white/Asian". It would be perfect if they get the recognition they deserve. People tend to forget that cosplay is an art and that it can be done by anyone.
ive seen white people getting attacked for cosplaying black charcaters aswell even if they dont paint their skin wear afros n such and they still get hated on, double standards suck you cant please everyone sadly
I really agree with the video, same thing happen when cosplayers that they aren't fiscal similar to the "sexy character" (example If the have overweight and they do an cosplay of a slim character) they get bully a lot too.
I wanna point out this goes both ways.
Once cosplayed as Miles morales. Made the suit and did a tiktok where i pulled Down the mask and stuff. But because im White, im whitewashing Black representation when i just wanted to cosplay a Character i really like.
Its taken Down now bc of the amount of hate i Got for it, and even though my account was and still is very small and only have maybe a few hundred followers, it really stung.
(Before Anyone asks, no, i did not Wear an afro wig, Black face, or makeup to make my skin look darker. The only makeup i wore was makeup that matched my skintone to cover my acne and other ugly face stuff. Aka, not my pale skin.)
"👍🏾 (black thumbs up because you're black)"
Instant head ache
What's annoying was that there was this mexican girl who was cosplaying a mexican charachter but she was two three shades darker and people were saying you can't change race and all 😂 i was like wtf
Seen a controversy over Knuckles the echidna, an artist drew him with dark skin and people complained like what they’ve done is “racist” lol
As a white person to me all the cosplayers are so amazing their skill is at god level and people out there doesn't want to appreciate their amazing works just because they're black it really makes me sick
As a cosplayer this SERIOUSLY pisses me off. I mostly cosplay male characters despite being female and NOT ONCE has anyone ever commented "Your too female!" And like... I don't have a masculine face (and I suck at contoring lol), I'm also like 5ft and cosplay taller characters but not once has anyone ever told me "You're too short!" I look very little like the characters I cosplay(except Armin from Attack on Titan, cos he's cute and short and can actually pull it off lol), I just cosplay whatever I want.
I think the only time where it’s actually acceptable to change your skin color is if the character you’re cosplaying has an inhuman skin color like blue or red and you want to be as accurate as possible
TikTok is just a particularly stupid and evil place. Like Twitter, with even less thoughtful writing.
I feel so bad for these people. The standards they set are just.. WHY? Like anyone can cosplay, no matter what skin color you are, no matter how you look , how much you weigh or what gender you are. Unless you fit the “perfect” standards people are just cruel. People can cosplay who they want 😭😭
Who cares? Why can't we just dress up and have fun. Also half these "white" characters are actually Japanese characters from anime. Just let people have fun.
The bully soundtrack though. I couldn't focus because it made me too nostalgic.
This is so stupid. Why should the skin-color of the cosplayer even matter? Shouldn't you rather be happy if a person cosplays as a character you like, as this is just their way of paying homage to said character? This isn't like in Vikings Valhalla where they cast a black woman to play the role Jarl Haakon, who was a white man in real life. Cosplaying is merely one of the many ways fans show respect to a character they love, which transcends race and gender.
I have noticed that as well, when I used TikTok. It's just awesome to see different cosplays and follow cool cosplayers, but the POC cosplayers just end up having to defend themselves all the time for just doing cosplay. It's a shame people can't let other people have fun and love their work.
I'm an Artist in many ways such as drawing and animating. i would cosplay but things like this (mostly on on Twitter, Tiktok and etc) would make me just not want to. PEOPLE HAVE TO STOP! This is clearly racism and it's 100% rude. SO WHAT if i'm a poc that doesnt match the character's race? that gives nobody any right to criticize just becuse of that.
I don't get what's wrong with some of the tiktok community and POC cosplayers/artists who just want to have fun and show representation- they always have to bash it. its so ridiculous- (I love the Bully/Canis canem edit Music btw
What do you want them to do? Change their race?? 😭
Thanks for these videos, I don't really know anything about the problematics you talk in your videos and you help me to stay informed
Btw
Black thumbs up because you're black 👍🏿
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Man, I wanted to cosplay of a black character and where I lived would've been actually killed for it??
Some people just live off of ruining other people’s day. I’m not a cosplayer myself, but that Jessie and James cosplay was the cutest thing I’ve seen today.
I’m going to be honest, I always wanted to cosplay as a character(currently I don’t have the money to but still want to) but I was scared to due to the fact that the character I wanted to cosplay were very pale and I’m black so I thought society would not except that so I abandoned the thought. This made me feel a bit better and maybe when I have the money I might do cosplay.
I remember a black girl cosplaying as Hazel Levesque from the Heroes of Olympus series (who is canonically black), and a person still said Hazel wasn't black.
Ok so this is exactly how I feel about drawing characters as black versions, like it’s literally the same thing. It’s not “black washing” a character when someone cosplays as or draws Sailor Moon as black. It’s literally an interpretation of the character as black. That’s it. It’s not turning Sailor Moon black forever or saying she SHOULD be black. It literally shouldn’t be this deep, but because I live in a world where apparently my skin tone itself is a political statement there’s always a huge debate about it.
Isn't the background song the song from that bully game? 😂
hahahaha yes!!1
people think that cosplaying is the same as whitewashing smh. isn't cosplay like... thats the point of cosplay
They've shown us how they felt about us for generations and we are still seeking their acceptance instead of creating our own.
Not black versions of non black characters, but original characters.
A black sayian or kryptonian instead of a black Goku or Superman respectively.
They never meant to include us, but we want to be invited anyway.
Make and support our own.
Integration was the worst thing to ever happen to black people. When we cosplay we're destroying the fantasy that they invest in the characters.
The thing that bothers me so much is people treating cosplay like its a drawing where you can change the skintone, it's awful to see people getting criticized for just dressing up as their favorite characters. I've always wanted to cosplay but a lot of the characters I like don't have my same body type or have skin color way lighter than me however I still would love to dress up as them as best I can
Black ppl should be able to cosplay as white ppl and white ppl should be able to cosplay as black ppl.
Cosplay should be about celebrating your fav characters and your race shouldnt stop you
Man I'm getting so fucking pissed like I for the past year I been thinking I should cosplayer of this anime character but then I start seeing this shit and now been debating should I or should I not like come on why do people do this
Like when a white person cosplays an Asian character or with they're never told this bro
I have mad respect for anyone who cosplay as you are just showing your interests and being proud of it, heck I don't even have the courage to draw fan art as I get embarrassed from it for the most part. Mad respect for any cosplayers out there
when someone cosplays as starfire and people say something about skin tone it makes me angry because there are multiple versions of her light and dark skinned
6:36 the fact that he, the cosplayer, dressed up as the 6th robin who is duke thomas, A BLACK MAN 😭😭 how u can comment on the coslplay when u dont even know the media it comes from
So they're just gonna change their skin color? Well I'm sorry, but I have some news for you-
Also as a cosplayer, I really don't like the race criticism, because cosplaying is basically like a fancy halloween costume, it's not like you ARE the character like what just let them dress up
"Light skined" ppl can't cosplay dark skined ppl" or " dark skinned ppl can't cosplay light skinned ppl" LIKE WHO CARES
I don’t ever see people saying, “you’re not yellow enough” to all the white cosplayers… 👀🗑🚮
One thing I really liked about cosplaying and cons is that your skin doesn’t matter. Plus how many dark skinned characters are there they’d like to cosplay? They can cosplay as anything and anyone regardless there skin colour. It’s something they can’t change
I love how you used the Bully OST 👌 very fitting to the topic
And nice to listen to!
Its so awful how pressed ppl get. Anime characters are fake anyways why does skin color matter😞
1:40 the soundtrack from Bully lmaoo
I’m thirteen and cosplaying has been a dream of mine forever. I’m not black but I am Asian with a deeper skin tone to most characters.. it makes me really sad that whoever I may want to cosplay might be problematic when all I want is to have some fun and enjoy my hobby. I don’t even cosplay people who aren’t poc because it’s so bad to the point where I’ve heard this so often that even I feel that I can’t cosplay who I like because of my skin tone. I only have one cosplay and I searched high and low to find a character who I liked who looked similar to me :( Not only should poc cosplayers be accepted for their work, no matter the characters original race, but there should also be a wider diversity within characters’ races in general..
6:03 I genuinely lost my braincells reading that shit, some people tryna to act like they aren’t racist ☠️🖐
It sucks that cosplayers have to deal with this level of stupidity and toxicity 24/7 and it even encourages others who wish to cosplay into quitting. I love how they claim that black, tanned, mixed people should cosplay more but when they do, they suddenly get attacked for “not matching the character!” SMH 🙄 those people can’t decide what they want anymore 😒
“Black thumbs up because ur black” 💀
That's why although I always wanted to, I never take part in cosplay because I never felt welcome.
Man... Every little thing people do to have some fun is meet with some kind of problem
… honestly most of the people that cosplay anime characters are usually caucasian, and not once have I ever seen someone in the comments say: “Deku isn’t white.” “Hinata isn’t American.” “Tanjiro isn’t caucasian but nice cosplay.” Like come on dude, if your not gonna complain about the amazing white cosplayers not being Asian, then you have no right to do so with the equally as amazing poc ones. 😐
The reality is that these platforms live from controversy and their algorithms push it actively. So these remarks get pushed to front.
First time commenting here hi! Ok so one thing I would like to add is that it’s so weird to me these people are ether racist or gatekeepers witch I wouldn’t be surprised if it was both, to me these people are npcs lol because who in there right mind would just be like “oh the cosplay is good but there’s one problem” LIKE WHAT! it’s not like their white ether their Asian coming from Asian creators, I mean some of us watch anime I thought that would be something we would know by now but I guess brains are stuck in npc mode.
it actually really is borderline gate keeping and nothing else smh
im not black but i am mexican with dark skin and having dark skinned people get hate for trying to cosplay discourages other people who also have dark skin to not cosplay. i hope this stops.
I want to get into cosplay but I have eczema and a lot of colour discoloration/scars etc.
And if people can't get over a black person cosplaying a white character, then what will they say to me.
"____ isn't black" well you know what they also aren't? REAL. (and sometimes white)