me vs animated me

this is my first cosplay go easy on me

whew this is blowing up more than i expected, to all the kind messages thank so much my phone is freezing up so i can’t like/reply to you all but i see you and appreciate the kindness, also check out my bio for petitions you could sign

i’m consistently being asked why the “animated me” is lightskin... she is a japanese anime character and this is a cosplay. she is not white and i will not darken her skin to match mine.
that is all.

i tagged the wrong artist link, i believe this is the correct one: https://www.pixiv.net/en/artworks/46930051