Yep, japan still tryin to not like ganguro
There was some anime a few years back that had a ganguro character that had their skin lightened the heck up before it aired.
This sounds creepy.
It's so it'll sell better.I hope this isn't for that dumbass "bihaku" appeal...
That's totally the reason, isn't it?
I'm gonna guess you're one of those people who doesn't get the what the big deal is with blackface.
it is.
I'm gonna guess you're one of those people who doesn't get the what the big deal is with blackface.
You don't have to be Japanese to realize that this is a fucked up thing no matter what.My mind doesn't immediately jump to white washing when I see those plushie, it just looks like two recolors of the characters to me. I'm not Japanese so I don't know if this is a common thing as some have said I was just offering my take on it didn't mean to upset.
Ironically things on this site are very black and white.I'm not a racist if that's what you're inferring, someone should be able to have an opinion that doesn't match your own without being lumped together with people who approve of blackface.
So that it's more appealing under "Bihaku" beauty standards to increase it's sale's potential for the casual audience who lives by those standards, like the current girl gangs under that article?
Looking at the art makes me think that it's a problem with the materials, like it was cheaper to just use the same for both
I'm not a racist if that's what you're inferring, someone should be able to have an opinion that doesn't match your own without being lumped together with people who approve of blackface.
That's really all on the specific argument though. A tacit approval of something is fair game to lump in with explicit approval, for instance.
People shouldn't have a free pass to pretend their arguments are different from ones that say the same thing, or insist they're not racist if the things they do or say don't actually point to them not being racist. That would be dumb.
My mind doesn't immediately jump to white washing when I see those plushie, it just looks like two recolors of the characters to me. I'm not Japanese so I don't know if this is a common thing as some have said I was just offering my take on it didn't mean to upset.
That's really all on the specific argument though. A tacit approval of something is fair game to lump in with explicit approval, for instance.
People shouldn't have a free pass to pretend their arguments are different from ones that say the same thing, or insist they're not racist if the things they do or say don't actually point to them not being racist. That would be dumb.
My mind doesn't immediately jump to white washing when I see those plushie, it just looks like two recolors of the characters to me. I'm not Japanese so I don't know if this is a common thing as some have said I was just offering my take on it didn't mean to upset.
It's actually my shade ;_;
It would also be dumb to think a color change on a plushie is white washing but here this thread exists.
I can't deny that I find this whiter look cuter and more appealing. Maybe that's why they did the whitewash redesign, to sell to customers like me.
You find whiter versions of black characters cuter and more appealing. You've got to delve deeper as to why. White supremacy is a hell of a conditioning drug. Remember the Dolls Test from the 1940s.I can't deny that I find this whiter look cuter and more appealing. Maybe that's why they did the whitewash redesign, to sell to customers like me.
Is this what account suicide looks like?I can't deny that I find this whiter look cuter and more appealing. Maybe that's why they did the whitewash redesign, to sell to customers like me.
Thanks for confirming they're doing this so racists buy itI can't deny that I find this whiter look cuter and more appealing. Maybe that's why they did the whitewash redesign, to sell to customers like me.
Naw
found it!Which one was that? Btw, you saying that reminded me of a case of a character from Saiki Kusuo no psi-nan that was a normal gyaru on the manga but in the anime her skin tone was tanned which is basically the contrary.
"just asking questions"i wonder what the reaction would be if it happened the other way around....
That's not even close.Just in case someone, for some reason, doesn't know what she looks like normally:
probably not as severe because there's no systematic and historical precedent to make characters have darker skin than they do to appeal to racists?i wonder what the reaction would be if it happened the other way around....
No no no, I'm not saying it's good. I don't leave many replies and posts because I am mainly using this site to read news, rumours and interesting stories.A two-week old account with only one other post embracing that maybe it's good that they changed the character to appeal to people who don't like dark-skinned people is a real bummer to see.
i wonder what the reaction would be if it happened the other way around....
Are you sure that wasn't just a prototype design? Her design in the visual novel reflects more to the anime, than that ne.
You find whiter versions of black characters cuter and more appealing. You've got to delve deeper as to why. White supremacy is a hell of a conditioning drug. Remember the Dolls Test from the 1940s.
Kids get conditioned by white supremacist society that black people are lazy, criminals, and not good people so they take that racism in and project on to these dolls. Much like what youre doing.This is indeed a very interesting video. I wonder why those black kids favour white dolls instead of black dolls. If I have to choose between a white and a yellowish one or between a black and yellowish one, I would definitely choose the yellow one, because it looks more like me.
I thought it was just a question of aesthetic preferences? If they had made Marina's skin blue, then I'd prefer it to both white and black, because I love the colour blue. I can assure you that I have never viewed or treated any people differently because of their race or ethnicity.
Whether you realize it or not, your arguments sound really similar to those who defend blackface. "It has no malicious intent," "it's just makeup."I'm not a racist if that's what you're inferring, someone should be able to have an opinion that doesn't match your own without being lumped together with people who approve of blackface.
There's no universe where that isn't a deliberate choice.
Making a black character look light-skinned for licensed products (barely even tan by most standards) is upsetting on a lot of levels. Particularly in an industry landscape where it's less common to have distinctly non-white characters in the first place. This is a patently obvious case of whitewashing an existing design. It's at odds with the character's design.
Criticizing others for reacting and telling the bald-faced lie that there's no substance to the situation is one step away from completing the trifecta of obviously (subconsciously, hopefully) supporting something vile. I haven't seen you pretend it doesn't matter because it's just some dumb toy, so I'll give you that benefit of the doubt there.