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I picked up these beautiful African girls worn in dresses of sand colours, these dresses show the different shades of sand and below you see two fantastic red dresses and its not less gorgeous owners

[pocketsizedowls]

My Conspiracy Theory about Natlan's Pale Characters

I started playing Genshin Impact around the 3.7 update, right after the Interdarshan Championship. While I wasn't around during the initial spark of outrage against Sumeru due to the characters' overall lack of melanin, I eventually learned a lot about Sumeru's cultural inspirations through the SWANA and South Asian creators in the fandom. I think it's beautiful how we learn about each other's cultures through Genshin, and I believe the designers at Hoyoverse do lots of research to facilitate these conversations. This is why I think it's a shame that Natlan, which features rich Indigenous cultures in the Americas, Africa, and Pacific Islands, features primarily pale characters AGAIN.

While it's possible that through the art, story, and fashion of Natlan we will once again learn about the diverse cultures of Indigenous Americas, West Africa, and the Pacific Islands, I don't think it's enough. Considering a lot of these cultures take pride in their skin color and bodies through tattoos, body paint, and other markings/piercings, Hoyoverse is doing a disservice to today's Latin American, African, and Pacific islander fan base by making the majority of Natlan characters pale. To insensitively cherry-pick what traits of each culture to represent and what to discard is the definition of cultural appropriation and racism, which is such a shame because of how many discussions about culture that Genshin has started since 2020. As a Chinese American player, I'm especially disappointed that the company who educated so many people about my culture is failing my brown and Black friends to such a spectacular degree.

Many people have come up with excuses such as it's just skin, it's just a game, Hoyoverse is a Chinese company so what do you expect, Latin America also has white people, etc. I won't bother debunking these myths because there are plenty of people doing this labor already, but what I do want to bring people's attention to is the fact that many Natlan characters were most likely designed with darker skin in mind. Through fanmade recolorings (here's an example), I noticed that Mualani and Kachina's tan lines and skin details look more pronounced with darker skin, while Xilonen looks more mature and Kinich looks more brooding. Having studied studio art during undergrad, I cannot unsee these intentional artistic decisions and cannot shake the possibility that the researchers and character designers of Hoyoverse were forced by higherups to whitewash everyone at the very last minute. If this is true, I hope Hoyoverse will find some way to reverse their decision or turn a new leaf in the future. Considering many other Chinese games like Reverse: 1999 and Dislyte already have diverse representation and melanated characters, Hoyoverse should find no problem following their lead.

As of right now (i.e. 4.8 update), Genshin players from all over the world are expressing their dissatisfaction with Hoyoverse through boycotts, review bombing, and posting on social media. The Chinese fanbase - Hoyoverse's primary audience - is especially vocal and organized about their efforts, which means if Hoyoverse doesn't notice now, they will notice soon. Despite how much we like using Genshin as an escape from real life, it's important to recognize how insidious the consequences of erasing melanated characters can be. Anti-Blackness and colorism harm people on the daily, which is why we must speak up when a company as big and influential as Hoyoverse is doing the harming.

Thanks for reading! Here are some related threads from X, formally known as Twitter:

Petition to "Stop Cultural Appropriation and Whitewashing in MiHoYo Games"

Valeria Rodriguez, i.e. Surcrose's English VA's thoughts on Natlan

Natlan Characters Look Better with a Dark Skintone

Kaveh rerunning in 4.8 is a ploy for WHAT!?!?!?

We Should All Email Hoyoverse

Official Account for HYV Boycott

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[rene-darling]

I've been mad at genshin for its colorism since Sumeru where they made a whole nation inspired by South Asia and didn't represent its people, at all. Where so many people told me I was being dramatic and how genshin is a Chinese company so of course the only brown character is neon white.

I'm glad people are finally waking up. But it goes to show that racism against brown people is never, and will never be taken seriously. It's only after the nation inspired by Africa was shown that people finally decided to wake up to Genshin's bullshit

Every time hate was directed towards Nahida people would always redirect it by saying they were hating cuz Nahida was a child and not a waifu, bro, no one gave a shit about Nahida being a kid. People were upset about her design.

Genshin after whitewashing indian and African deities: 👻🤭😝😋☺️☝️😍🥺😏🤭

Also, can I add, and ask why almost all of the Sumeru enemies are brown-skinned yet most of its playable, friendly, nonaggressive cast is pale? Does anyone see a connection?

I'm not joking when I say people have genuinely told me when I have complained about the cast being pale that "well at least the enemies are brown. They're great rep!" They would be, if also the friendly playable characters were similar in color 💀

No one was more excited for Sumeru than me. No one, and even after the disappointment I remember playing through the storyline and being so happy when NPCs had South Asian/arab names. It was a breath of fresh air just seeing our names being represented.

[lemonlimestar]

she needs to fight!!! here’s my redesign for anita :)

i felt like something was lacking in her costume and i wanted to take a stab at redesigning her so! here she is!

explanation will be under the cut :]

when i started this redesign, i knew i wanted to incorporate her cultural background a lot more. she is implied (i don’t believe they outright specify it) to practice specifically haitian voodou & both of my parents practice african traditional religions. so, i talked to my dad about different ways to connect that to her costume and he brought up west african masquerades.

i was sent many, many videos (thank u dad 🫡) of masquerades as well as celebrations of junkanoo, which is a festival that started in north america rooted in west african festival traditions & they both have bright colors & masks that i felt really lent itself to the empress costume

i knew i wanted to keep her general silhouette, but i tweaked it to better suit the masquerade & festival costumes e.g. her glove and boot cuffs being flipped.

the stripes were a common aspect, and i based the masks more on junkanoo than masquerades just because of the important meanings behind masquerading that i am not qualified to apply to a dc comics characters ajhdjsja. i also made her under armor a lot more yellow to have less people confuse it as her skin? which i’ve seen a few times.

speaking of, now onto her actual appearance. i think anita has a very cute design, but like many non-white comic characters , it is a bit of a struggle. but! that’s an easy fix.

first, i gave her knotless french curl braids, bc all the black vigilantes i draw have to have protective hairstyles apparently lmao. but also it’s a nice mix of the braids she wears in yj sometimes and her usual hair. yippee

(+ i just made her empress hair a wig, bc it’s very much more convenient & plays into the festival costume aspect)

and, finally, i made her skin tone a lot deeper bc, especially compared to her white teammates, her skin is super gray 😭 which is common for a lot of brown comic characters unfortunately. i could’ve just made her og skintone more saturated but ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ it’s a free country.

and that’s a wrap :^) ty to anyone who actually sat through my rambling! if anything came off unclear i’ve open to questions about it. bring back anita fite 2k24

[15-lizards]

what are your thoughts on the dune costumes? ive always found them so beautiful and they have left me going down rabbit holes trying to put together my own versions and collections of things i think fitting for the setting. i personally am OBSESSED with the bene gesserit and their look … and naturally lady jessica is an inspiration to us all

I was really impressed by the costuming in the movies, and I adore the attention to detail and storytelling through different clothing. You can clearly see the North African and classical Islamic inspirations

However, the one gripe I have with the Fremen costumes is the lack of color. Like these pics above are clearly the cultures the designers were inspired by, but if you see the newest movie, there is quite a lot of sandy, beige, and brown coloring and little else. Obviously if you live in the desert, you will rely on undyed or neutral colored cloth, but natural dyes are still available in these areas. Even in the book, the sietches are described as having colorful tapestries and color on the walls. The costumes were still beautiful and practical looking, but I do wish there was some individuality. There are a couple scenes near the end where Jessica and her entourage all have on brilliant dyed clothing and headdresses, so it is possible.

Here's me once again championing for the Islamic Fashion Institute to create all the costumes for future Dune projects, especially the Bene Gesserit show. There's an air of secrecy and mystery to the organization, and I just love the way their costumes shut the sister off from the average person as well as making them stick out as a member of the order. And these pics are giving me very regal secret sisterhood vibes

Also the catholic nun inspirations are sooooo palpable I need more people talking about this. All the strange headdresses and veils that put a barrier between the sister and the rest of the world. And not even just the costumes. Pure Catholic arrogance that this coalition of space priests could breed the savior of the world I live for it

[1800naveen]

The white people of the ACOTAR fandom are odd. Like no offense to the ones that are chill but others need to chill. Those who think Feyre is in the right to fuck up the Spring Court are just ew. Imagine if someone destroyed your country with the idea of revenge in mind, multiple homes get destroyed in the process because war is on the horizon. You have to flee into other Courts so you can be safe and leave your original home behind, not knowing if you will ever come back because of what that person did. Sounds familiar?

What makes this even worse is that SJM is a zionist and what Israel is doing to Palestine is what Feyre did to the Spring Court. She can write her ideologies into her books and people can act like it's fine when it's not!

I'm a person of color, a black woman. Imagine how some black readers found out how A Court of Silver Flames was promoted. If you aren't aware, Sarah took the death of Breonna Taylor, a 26 year old African American woman who was fatally shot by a cop. It's STILL on her Instagram page, just keep scrolling until you find it.

BITCH YOU COULD'VE MAKE ANOTHER POST, ADDRESSING IT BUT NO. I LOVE NESTA BUT BROTHER UGH. The vibe of it is nice but...

The black community is always targeted when it comes to police brutality. This is one of the traumas in our community that we have to deal with, even in modern times where everyone is supposed to be "free". Have we not struggled enough?

It disgusts me that some authors (mainly white authors) will take the pain of a community and use it for their book(s). Or authors that can write a book with a character that will rise up to fight back against the oppressors and still support Israel.

Illyrians in ACOTAR are portrayed as violent, savages, and warmongers. They're apparently supposed to be POC codded, are you fucking kidding me? Is this supposed to be a diss towards brown and black people? Maybe even the indigenous? Feyre wears Illyrian wings like bitch, wear another type of wings. Her or Rhysand haven't done shit for Illyria and while the woman gets their wings clipped, Feyre can fly all she wants.

Imagine how Emerie will feel when she finds out.

Don't get me started on Feyre's hand tattoos. It might just be me but why is this white girl wearing that? Take that off bro. In this world, it's called Mehndi, the traditional art of painting your hands, feet, or the body with paste. In Arabic, what we call it is Henna. It's used in the Middle East, South Asia, and Africa. Like the designs are pretty but I don't want to see the human born, turned fae wearing it. TAKE IT OFF, WHITE GIRL. And another thing, why was Feyre acting like that towards the humans in ACOFAS? You forget where you came from, girlie pop but anyways.

Kendrick Lamar's song Euphoria is me towards the ACOTAR series and SJM. Sarah looks like a nice lady but she's fake as hell.

If you want to read SJM's books, try buying it from a used bookstore or somewhere online that doesn't connect to her. You can download PDFs or read them online.

It's crazy when I see a black person reading her books. On Tik Tok, I saw Jordan Fisher talking about how he's a fan like babes. I love him but...

Me when SJM fans (especially the black fans:

[starboltz]

My thoughts of the new Minecraft wolf variants!

With the recent announcement of the new wolf variants, I wanted to give my two bits about what real life animal each of the variants are based on! (I study animal ecology so I get excited when animals are depicted in anywhere)

The Pale Wolf, Black Wolf, Snowy Wolf, Ashen Wolf, and Woods Wolf

All of these wolf variants are based on the Grey Wolf (Canis lupus), whether it be the typical Plains Wolf (Canis lupus nubilus), or a different subspecies. The Grey Wolf is the most common wolf species found on the world, typically lives in packs of 4-9 members, and typically has 5 accepted subspecies in the science community - but in total has over 30 subspecies (determining subspecies can be tricky).

The Pale Wolf is specifically meant to represent a Plains Wolf, as this design has been representing the Grey Wolf in Minecraft for at least 12 years. The Taiga biome is one of the biomes where Grey Wolves can be found, making it a great place to find Pale Wolves in Minecraft.

The Black Wolf is not a subspecies, but rather a color variant of the Gray Wolf. The black coloring of their coats is not typically caused by melanism, but rather is a normal gene found in Grey Wolves. One of the causes of wolves having a black coat is due to the black gene being linked to higher immunity to canine distemper, meaning the black wolves that survive the virus are able to reproduce and pass on their black genes. Does this mean distemper exists in Minecraft? Probably not, but that's up to your interpretation.

The Snowy Wolf is based on the Arctic Wolf (Canis lupus arctos). Artic wolves' white coats help them blend into the snow to help them hunt prey, and to hide them from potential predators.

The Ashen Wolf is likely based on the Eurasian Wolf (Canis lupus lupus). The Eurasian wolf can have similar coloring to the plains wolf, but has also been found with greyer coloring along its back, tail, and upper legs and face, and with white on its cheeks, underbelly and lower legs.

I think that the Woods Wolf is based on the Tibetan/Himalayan Wolf (Canis lupus chanco). It was a challenge to find what subspecies the woods wolf was based on because most wolves don't have the deep brown-orange coloring seen on the woods wolf, but the Tibetan/Himalayan wolf can often be seen with these colorings in the wild.

The Rusty Wolf

The Rusty Wolf is based on the Dhole (Cuon alpinus), also known as the Asiatic Wild Dog. Dholes have a rich tawny coat with a rich chocolatey tail. Unlike another popular red canine (the dingo), Dholes live in tropic forests, rainforests, and other habitats, making it an appropriate fit to be the jungle dwelling rusty wolf.

The Spotted Wolf

The Spotted Wolf is based on the African Wild Dog (Lycaon pictus), also known as the Painted Dog or the Cape Hunting Dog. This is variant is my favorite of the variants, and is one of my favorite canines of all time. African wild dogs live in savannah and grasslands biomes irl, and have beautiful coats ranging in different patterns of tawny, black, and white. I don't know if this is possible for Minecraft mechanics, but hopefully the spotted wolves will have different coat variants like their irl counterparts.

The Striped Wolf

The Striped Wolf is based on the Aardwolf (Proteles cristata), which is a species of hyena, making them felids instead of canids! (Yes, hyenas are more closely related to cats than dogs). Aardwolves can be found in semi-arid and open plains, making the badlands a good place to find them in-game. Fun fact! Aardwolves mainly eat termites/ants. Hopefully the striped wolf won't starve in a "bugless" game (rip fireflies).

The Chestnut Wolf

This one frustrates me. I couldn't find a canine or canine adjacent animal that had even a similar coat pattern. This is not a wolf. It is a dog. Probably a Norwegian Elkhound.

[blackthorngirl]

so, I have a genuine question for americans:

I got in a “argument” with a person on the clock app bc she state the Saide Kane was black, and me as a Brazilian, viewed her as white

that’s Sadie’s description according to the books:

She has fair skin, deep blue eyes, a mischievous, lopsided smile, and caramel hair that she usually has bright colored streaks in

(her hair is also said to be straight, it could by design and not genetics, but the books never touch on that topic, so it is open to interpretation. and I don’t remember any other instance where other features are mentioned, like her nose or something similar)

and that’s Carter’s:

Carter is an African American teenager. He used to have short, curly brown hair, but it grew out messily as the series progressed, and brown eyes.

you see, here in Brazil we did not had and apartheid nor laws against interacial marriages, as well as having big immigratory groups from all over the world: were the country with the biggest population of Japanese, Italian and Lebanese people outside of their homeland

and as such, we view race differently from the way the US does, using the Kane siblings as an example: the siblings have a white mother and a black father, which I know would make them “mixed” in American views, but here in Brazil we would see the siblings as black (Carter) and white (Sadie), since that’s their phenotypes and that’s what will dictated how you’ll be perceived/treated in society

But what tricked me was when this person said that even with a white mom and having “white passability” Sadie was still black, not mixed or white

And my question is: how?

I would understand saying she’s mixed, since she does come from different ethnic backgrounds, but I can’t understand how a girl who’s described as white, to the point that people do not think her and her brother and father are related, and was raise by their white grandparents for the sole reason that’s she’s white (as far as i remember, the grandparents hated their father, and after the death of their mother decided to only keep and raise Sadie bc she looked like their daughter) to be viewed as solely black

[neoninky]

Ok am I crazy...? OR are Jamil, Kalim, Jack, and Leona all the same skin tone/color...?

-squints-

Putting their sprites together: I can see some very slight differences. Either way-

I feel dumb because I swear Leona, at least, had darker skin. Also more brown and less olive tone if that makes sense??

Hold up a second-

Yes Sam I'm looking for the rest of the MELANIN-also your sick skeleton tattoos what the actual fu-

Ok so I just imagined up an alternate version of Leona that was closer to Sam's color/tone apparently. Granted, I get that Leona is supposed to be African versus Sam who is Black American, and that lighter-skinned people in both ethnicities do, in fact, exist. And that's fine. I'm also aware that darker skinned people also exist in both as well. Along with Arabic or Middle Eastern people. And many, many, other groups as well. Variety and diversity are beautiful not just on principal but also in character design and aesthetics. The world ain't gonna fall apart just because characters have more variation in their skin colors, HOYO-I mean-Japanese Disney! Lawd...

Anyway all this to say, I was looking up reference pictures because I got my adapter for my Cintiq in the mail and I wanted to properly draw my OCs from Scalding Sands and Sunset Savanna with accurate skin tones.

And now I'm seriously considering redesigning one of said OCs because there seems to be plenty of room for color diversity in the world of Twisted Wonderland lol.

[fantasy-anatomy-analyst]

Do you have any ideas on combining feline (small cats) and reptilian (preferrably snakes but it would be more realistic to be lizards in this case) traits? So far I have only got the classic forked tongue and scaly legs, and maybe a difference in toe shapes, but that's it

the first step in combining any creature features is to compare the creatures you're using! find any similarities they have and any distinct features that make them different from each other.

(image description: faded photos of cats and reptiles with simplified traced lines over top to show the body shapes more clearly. the first image shows an african wildcat, serval, caracal, tuatara, and komodo dragon. the second image shows a rattlesnake, brown tree snake, eyelash viper, and ball python. end description.)

so what similarities can we find here? narrow nose, head is a bit flatter on top. long torsos, flexible long tails. vertical pupils. coloration is also similar in some of these! a cat-like creature with ball python colors would be pretty cool. and since you're going for a more broad reptile/cat combo, you can be more flexible on where you're looking for these similar features.

as for differences, obviously reptiles have scales while cats have fur. cats have big triangle ears while reptiles don't have much in the way of visible ears, just a hole at best. try to focus on the differences that are the most distinct or iconic, the details that really make your brain say "that thing is a cat" or "that thing is a reptile" because you can carry those details into your final design to really help it look right.

i've found it is often quite difficult to achieve a perfect balance 50/50 design when combining two creatures, much less when you're going for more than two, so it helps to lean in one direction a bit. is this a reptilian cat? or a feline reptile? those are two very different designs! but once you've picked a direction, it's easier to start adding more details from the other side as well.

here are my two sketches for a more reptilian version vs a more feline version.

(image description: two sketches of a feline reptile combo. on top is the more reptilian design, with pointy decorative bits over the ear holes and taller legs than the average lizard, while still having a head, body shape, and tail more similar to a monitor lizard. below it is a design that is more feline, having taller and thinner legs, more cat-like outer ears, and a tail that lifts higher above the ground. end description.)

hope that helps!

[batnoise]

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[daystarvoyage]

Luz Shouldve Been Dressed By A POC (Person Of Color Or Luz Batista To Show Better Cultural & POC Reprensation)

Hello Tumblers, This is kyoko cane of daystar voyage, as a proud black person who’s genderqueer who makes content creations On Pop culture such as Cosplay & drag, I do talk on Animation & Family Entertainment So glad to get this topic cause what we see on tv can be put into reality, Now (Disclaimer)

I will not accept hate on the daystar voyage anyone who can’t handle different opinions, ship whatever (unless legal) if not walk out or off this spaceship into a asteroid belt and black hole

Don’t hate appreciate.

One more thing I do love my girl Luz pilot outfits, there goals however wish they had time to put patterns into her clothes often, like I said in my hootview

However the female cast had a better closet then her, and I did discuss that in my video, for some time they did make her dress in a shonen archetype, (which I made a post about her hair) or an spicy Latina Which of of course personality wise too, (cause she’s made to be the gender non confirming character) but excuse all that cause in a way, the staff shoulda hired someone whos Either Afro, African American Or Latin to dress this girl.

Oh boy now that im done rewatching The Owl House there’s so much in store soon anyway,

I do feel its time to start this short post, I have a fashion hootview which is the intermission so there’s still a lot to come meantime, finished my rewatch of The Owl House as an animation lover,

Lets discuss this topic at hand,

2020s animators need to take notes on costuming & style tips to make characters stand out in environments and to treat there characters better in fashion or color coordination,

yes you can have a color coded character and not rely of a main palette to be able to bring out there features & complexion,

Animators need to take notes, how to properly show kids & there audience that good clothing could be put onto a character of any occasion & not have to rely on sexuality or Stereotype (Disney Programs have a hit or miss on certain shows.)

while proper fashion can do justice, that goes into making a franchise and making a product to sell for marketability in retail & consumers.

if the character or product can be sold with a great design if executed flawless by character, design, costuming, and the app that comes within the series,

This goes to the fandom cause there might be future artistsor small indie creators reading this who probably never read, or look up fashion brands, magazines either hot couture or brand clothing and don’t have that knowledge But that shouldn’t stop you from being able to experiment with different color palettes on what goes into your art.

The fandom needs a wake up call that not only is everything’s perfect and people have the right to critic and criticize a show or any form of art.

cause fandoms today has a self righteous way of bullying others of different opinions and ostracizing others and ithas to stop,

Here’s a quick tv trope in color-coded characters, & a Toonsmag article on fashion in animation.

Marketability is a important factor, industries rely on that to make the money off of that series, be a cartoons or projects,

it impacts the character and representation that kids see when they purchase said item and teaching kids, see good representation within media can matter if done right.

Especially POCs if executed well however

DONW BELOW in some cases miraculous ladybug fumbles it hard, at one point had all the poc of color (EXAMPLE limited to alya and nino if not max be lighter tones on there merch.)

You know lighting character's skin tones like Alya and other brown or dark skin characters, on their products & merch (bad ethnic representation award goes to them).

Not to mention the whole Vas underpaid controversy, that’s been discussed countless times.

(still disappointed about there business decisions)

I appreciate the love of anyone who can view and read this article if you gotten this far,

thanks for reading make sure to check my Tumblr and YouTube vlog cause so much of this particular series I’m gonna debunk

The show had a-lot going for it however feel flat including in the fashion department along miraculous ladybug that’s another thing to be discuss OH BOY so anyway

here’s an example of the video game art of Guilty Gear showing great costume progress years later

always educate yourself cause I do want my platform to show variety on what I offer creatively and semi-education-wise to be able to let people be inspired and that you don't need to follow trends, thank you very much seeya on the next space voyage.

[aptericia]

Listen guys I think Can Xiong from Thunderbolt Fantasy could have had SUCH a cool design if he A) had actual curly hair in braids or locs instead of standard puppet hair in those little loose semi-braid-things, and B) actually kept his original darker skin tone from the concept art!!!

sadly his concept art does have the ashy gray-brown tone that is unfortunately common in anime art. I wonder if the puppet crafter(s) realized it looked wrong but then instead of making it richer, decided to just LIGHTEN IT UNTIL IT LOOKED ‘RIGHT’ 😭

Other than that, I like his design a lot! He has noticeably thicker lips and a wider, more rounded nose than the standard Chinese characters, yet looks stylistically consistent with them. He even gets beautiful eye makeup like everyone else! He has awesome scars which aren’t really a natural color, though that doesn’t bother me because no other Pili puppets have natural-looking scars either. His outfit is similar to the others’ in his organization but with his own personal touches (I am not sure about the necklace. I don’t really know enough about African fashion to tell if it’s a nice cultural touch or an appropriative stereotype).

I also just like him as a character, though it’s a little questionable given that he’s the only Black character in the show. He’s a typical bad guy minion who dies in the first episode, but he’s probably given the most nuance out of all the bad guys in the first season. He fights with honor and loyalty, but it’s also shown that he refuses to throw away his life for nothing. Can Xiong is even clever enough to outwit the main character and put the latter in a bad situation after the former is defeated.

Overall I just wish he was done better by the show because he really is a cool character!

(post inspired by @creatingblackcharacters and uses some images shared by @dan-fei)

[adorawasright]

do you think the creators of spop managed to make each character look like their assigned ethnicity/race? because when i first heard that glimmer was supposed to be asian, i was quite surprised. apart from her VA being asian, i don't see anything in her character design or culture, and i'm asian myself.

same goes for the other characters. i guess netossa and bow being black is a bit more obvious because of their complexion and hair texture, but the other characters all had pretty similar features, save for one or two small differences. characters like mermista and entrapta especially seemed to fall into the classic "ambiguous brown character" trope. maybe that's just me though.

i think glimmer being asian is more "obvious" when you see micah and castaspella, but glimmer ended up having her mother's eye and hair colors, so i also had the same impression as yours when they confirmed glimmer to be asian-coded. i heard sea hawk and scorpia were also meant to be half-asian according to the character designer of the show - which i ALSO didn't see coming. and you have to dig these up online to find out.

i had no idea mermista was supposed to be indian-coded until the fandom pointed it out, i think they hint at it with her clothing in the princess prom iirc? and entrapta then is VERY ambiguous.

i've criticized this before, but i just think the characters' facial features - ESPECIALLY their noses - and i guess their body shapes are not that diverse. to me none of the characters rlly seem to be from different ethnicities save maybe for the black characters (and even then, there's a lot more to black ppl than just african-american).

the spop cast may have diverse skin colors, but in the end they don't look THAT diverse, especially if you count the body diversity. which is a shame, i'm sure a lot of fans must look up to this show and see themselves represented in it, but sadly i only see the characters being drawn with more appropriate features in fan art.

while i do not want to sound like an angry dudebro that hates spop for adding diversity, the diversity itself isn't even that developed. especially considering most of the characters' ethnicities were "confirmed" by the character designer OUTSIDE of the show, and canon doesn't rlly support the statements.