#i do think its nonsensical that people will dogpile on anyone for for using elements of their own culture in their designs but like i said.

[ssseriema]

yea that anon is just parroting stuff with no source. facepaint is used in almost every culture and is only a native stereotype if the character itself is supposed to be native or dressing up like it. i cant count the amount of times ive seen indigenous artists get harassed by nonnatives claiming theyr appropriating their own culture bc they just heard somebody say it on twitter

youre all anons in my inbox. like i already said, i dont know about this stuff, im not indigenous, so if theres a potential that im doing something wrong, i want to avoid it or correct it. thats all there is to it for me. i understand that this is a nuanced topic but im not equipped to discuss it