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Making white characters black for an art piece isn& #39;t the same as white washing because white children have all these characters they can "relate" with and look up to but what do little black boys and girls have? Not a whole lot.
So some artists will draw white characters-
So some artists will draw white characters-
As black to give these girls some hope. Someone to look up to as an icon. Even if it& #39;s just a little bit.
Now I can see how some people don& #39;t really understand that, and that& #39;s because you& #39;ve never been in a situation where you feel like you& #39;ll never achieve someone cause everyone on TV has a diffrent skin color than you. But please don& #39;t invalidate these artists for trying-
To give young black people hope and joy. Just try and understand the shoes of the kids who just want someone who& #39;s like them achieve and be great.
Thank you for reading this thread I felt it was important to state this blatantly because I know people don& #39;t understand-
Thank you for reading this thread I felt it was important to state this blatantly because I know people don& #39;t understand-
And see it as a negative without looking deeper into it and I feel like instead of insulting and calling young white people racist, to educate them like I was educated
