/cgl/ - Cosplay & EGL

I really wanna read this whole thread, but I couldn't make it past 30 posts...

my 2cents: I don't care if someone uses make up to change their skin tone for cosplay. The idea of Black-Facing is to make a mockery of another race by applying make up to look like a negatively stereotypical depiction. If someone wants to use make up to look like a character? Go for it. Just take the time to do it well please~

The argument of "Well at the end of the day she can wash off that make up and go back to her white privilege" is a pile of shit. White privilege exists, but it is not an actual standard that applies to every situation, regardless of the circumstances, nor is it the standard globally. The more it is treated that way, the more relevant it becomes. If you don't want it to be the standard, don't treat it like one.

Along side that, there have been tons of other cosplayers who have done this in the past, and back then (7+ years ago mind you) NO ONE GAVE A FUCK. I blame social justice, and a generation of "everyone needs to feel good and happy, no negativity" ruining 90% of everything in the world. Some people are sensitive to it, and I respect that, some people feel it calls back to the old minstrel shows and a time in our history where we mocked blacks. That's fine, but if it offends you, walk away from it unless it's something meant to offend. No one's making you look at it, no one's making you comply. Everyone should do their own thing and respect the right for others to do theirs.

Also, super tired of people trying to stand up for others when they say stuff like "Don't you understand their suffering?" "Don't you know how you're making them feel?" Fuck you, you don't know if I'm suffering or not. Don't be my advocate, ya shithead >:(