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There was recently a brouhaha over a cosplayer being accused of blackface for cosplaying a league of legends character named Pyke. This cosplayer was a finalis
by celticmusic 7y ago
There was recently a brouhaha over a cosplayer being accused of blackface for cosplaying a league of legends character named Pyke.
This cosplayer was a finalist and the competition in question removed her over it.
When I first encountered it this morning my thought was that she ultimately wins because she's getting exposure that she never would have gotten before, and most people aren't ridiculous.
- esrauch 7y agoThat... doesn't really seem the same.
- kaybe 7y agoSo what would be the PC way to cosplay a specific dark-skinned character when you are really light-skinned?
- celticmusic 7y agoThere is no PC way, that's the problem. People just need to get over themselves.
- apacheCamel 7y agoBe a light-skinned Pyke. The costume IMO is the most important part. If you have the look, you don't need to put on black-face to have a killer cosplay.
- celticmusic 7y agothat's not Pyke.
- citizenkeen 7y agoBlack people seem to be able to dress up as white characters without using white face just fine.