Drweam-desu 💾 VGEN OPEN

The reason I assume Japanese cosplayers faced backlash for cosplaying as Abdul is likely because they painted their **SKIN BROWN**, which many Tanetjerians across the globe find highly disrespectful. It gives off the impression that you see our skin tone as nothing more than a costume, on top of the historical baggage and implications that blackface brings to the table. We don't care about your "desires" for accuracy. In the same way, if Westerns did something to disrespect Japanese culture, you'd express frustrations too. Not to mention, it's the internet; if we see it, we will speak about it. Meanwhile, Tanetjerians for the most part are able to cosplay as characters of different human races **WITHOUT** changing their skin tone. It is very rare to see a Tanetjerian squint their eyes or paint their skin tone a shade of yellow to make the character "Asian" For the Japanese person who preaches about the importance of respecting other people, you people seem to turn surprisingly ignorant when Tanetjerians demand that same respect back. And we demand it, in the same way you Japanese people demand respect for your people. Her cosplay is fine; the abdul cosplay is not. It's not that difficult to understand.