#Do Not come at me with racist/colorist bs!

[kazik-bitch-ass-motherfucker]

controversial take apparently, but I, a white eastern european descendant, shouldn't see my own skin tone in Natlanese characters...

[iamtheoutsideworld]

It always makes me laugh seeing how easily ppl forgive someone "famous" ppl are so easily convinced or uhh "easily satisfied" some guy raps about a dude that is lowkey a pedo(Drake) but everyone just forgets how Kendrick supported a rapist(rkelly) and apparently he has a colorist on his album.

I mean sure maybe ppl didn't know but it's just so funny how quick ppl switch sides for celebrity beef bs, at the end of the day we don't know these ppl personally even the most idolized celebrity has their dirty secrets that's all I've learned thru these years.

Including these yters. Back in 2013 ofc I watched youtubers only to find out almost all of them were racist behind the scenes lol. So what did I do? I stopped watching them and anyone associated with them. I don't mind ig u can still support whoever u want but openly picking sides,,, idk it just doesn't look good cause at the end of the day it's all about these ppl's egos nothing more. Kendrick called out drake cause of some ego shit not cause he wanted "weird black men to stop being weird" and genuinely I'm very very tired of ppl talking about it so I will make a post about how TIRED I am of hearing about it lol.

I'm just fucking tired of everything i don't wanna sound like Jaden Smith "can we talk about the economical and political climate" but like that's all I feel like doing that's all that's important to me at the moment and video games and anime I like that's all.

I don't think Kendrick is the first black man to make a "deep ass" album. Like it's just funny to me how ppl put celebrities on a pedestal so much. I stop idolizing ppl so long ago. "No role models" but fr. I mean just something to think about . And most of these black men 90% of the time be 🦝 💀👀

Lol this is coming from someone that listened to Childish gambino. So yeah I'm not saying I'm perfect but there's nothing wrong with seeing the flaws in idolizing these ppl. And idk support at an arms length ig but ppl will do what they want do what u want

[observers-journal]

Oh I guarantee when the new movie on Netflix releases MER will lose her shit again. Because that will be a good time to get more media buzz when a new movie with him is out. Dare I say she may do this with damn near every new movie with him that comes out. That or any time he gets media attention she will be there leeching off of him and her equally racist/colorist supporters will ne chomping at the bit to do the same.

Ughhh I know. I am still hopeful Tenoch will slap a case on her? Like he has to?

But this case really showed me how terrible Mexican "journalism" is. That brings me despair.

We are gonna find out soon. It's kinda quiet because of the writer's strike. Let's see what happens. I swear I have no capacity left for her BS anymore.

[diazpoems]

FUCK YES. OH MY GOD.

I seem to have gotten a really good spot of luck cause most of the Encanto fan arts I've come across are good, but other ones are so whitewashed and cherrypicked and so blatantly colorist and racist that I'm just. Disgusted as a LatinAm person. (This also happened after Coco came out, and specifically as a Chicano person, that struck a chord with me, so this isn't my first rodeo, nor will it probably be the last). Our features are beautiful. Our skin tones are beautiful. Our families are beautiful and diverse and some of y'all don't get how fucking rare it is to see that represented in popular media. You don't understand how precious it is to us when somebody actually does it right, when they show just how varied our features and cultures are. And it's an absolute slap in the face when fans take that hard work, take that deliberate representation, take that token of understanding that the world has given us to show that we're not completely on the outside, that we can be represented for just how wonderful and varied we are, and completely throw it out the window. Don't give us shit for calling you on your colorist and racist bs. Draw Encanto characters right, or draw them wrong and ask for critique from Latin American people (especially and most advisedly Colombian people), but don't backpedal and get defensive and say "well at least I left *insert cherrypicked physical feature* intact" "at least I represented this thing well, even if I did forego putting any effort into anything else" Just put in some goddamn effort and listen to the people who know damn well more about this than you do

TW: Strong Language

The amount of utter bullshit Latin American people have been getting for calling out artists who are whitewashing and erasing the ethnic features of characters in Encanto is absolutely OUTRAGEOUS

These are 3 different comments on a tiktok video where it appeared that an artist whitewashed Dolores and Camilo in a drawing. Almost everyone in the comments was calling out the artist asking why these afro latino characters appeared incredibly pale. (The artist responded saying it was a filter used on the video and apologized for the confusion, but this isn’t about the artist) What I basically said what that all we’re not trying to “cancel” anyone, all asking is that ethnic features and skin tones be respected. 

You wanna know what some people said in response? This BULLSHIT. How can some of yall claim to be so “woke” or whatever the fuck, and then come at Latin Americans for asking artists to respect their ethnic features?? Some of yall really rather not draw POC at all instead of learning how to draw curly hair, darker skin or other ethnic features. What the FUCK??

You wanna know why Latin Americans are so adamant for being accurately represented in art? You really wanna fucking know? Its because we are so fucking exhausted of non-Latin American people trying to shove us into a single box of what we’re supposed to fucking look like. These aren’t just characters in a Disney movie, these are real fucking people. I know a good handful of Colombians personally, and they all look different. I have a Colombian friend that looks almost exactly like Dolores. I know Colombians who are light skinned with wavy black hair. I know a Colombian who I genuinely thought was white for a hot second because he was pale pale, had wavy light brown hair and blue eyes. But you wanna know something? None of their features make them any less Colombian. 

I’m not Colombian but this is seen in other Latin American countries as well. I’m Costa Rican, my dad’s side of the family are all light skinned and my mom’s side are dark skinned. I have an aunt and an uncle on my dad’s side who have green eyes. My brother looks just like my (deceased) grandfather on my dad’s side. I am the spitting image of my mother. I have tan skin that gets darker in the sun, dark eyes, and dark brown curly hair. The daughters of my uncle on my mom’s side are darker than I am, and one of my aunts has a light skinned daughter and 2 dark skinned sons. And you wanna know what? That doesn’t make us any less Costa Rican. 

This is fucking Latin American culture. Families are diverse. Countries are diverse. Latin American countries have every trait in the book and that doesn’t make us any Latin American. All we want from artists, is that you fucking RESPECT what makes our culture so unique. We are a beautiful mix traits from all across the world, and that doesn’t make anyone less Latin American. We share a language, we share a culture. 

So sorry if Latin Americans just want to be respected in media. Sorry if we call out artists for erasing ethnic features from Latin American characters. Actually? NO. We’re not fucking sorry for wanting to be accurately represented. 

If you can’t be bothered to draw characters/people the way the are, with all of their ethnic features, DON’T DRAW THEM. If you can’t be bothered to learn how to draw curly hair or use digital brushes to make drawing curly hair easier, if you can’t be bothered to learn how to accurately draw ethnic features, DON’T DRAW IT and DON’T CHANGE IT TO MAKE IT “”EASIER”” FOR YOURSELF. Our features shouldn’t be erased just because you think drawing ethnic features is “too hard” or it “doesn’t fit your style”. You draw them the way they are, or not at all. 

Can you learn and practice? Of course!! PLEASE learn and practice! Make your drawing range more inclusive of different features! Just be mindful that you don’t need to post all of your practice trials. Unless you’re posting it for the sole reason of getting feedback from POC on how to make your style more inclusive, then be aware that some people can misinterpret your post and think you’re purposefully misrepresenting/whitewashing POC characters. Just specify and respect critics of POC. 

All of this applies to any and all other ethnicities!!!! Asian cultures, African cultures, Arab cultures, Indigenous cultures, etc… Every ethnic group has their own distinct culture and has their own unique combination of features! Please respect all ethnicities, cultures, and ethnic features! Its a matter of respect is all!

(It is completely 100% okay for white people to reblog this!)

Please excuse the strong language but I’m just so ANGRY and so OVER IT