Dehumanization 101: Why It's Wrong to Darken Your Skin for Your Cosplay
I shouldn't have to explain this, but here we are.
Last month cosplayer Yakfrost posted on their Twitter account a Google Docs list of known black face/race face cosplayers, and asked the community to block them from their social media. Upon hearing about the list, the cosplayers listed and their followers retaliated through misgendering, calling Yakfrost "the real racist," Nazi and other terrible things.
All because they made a list of racists doing racist things... okay.
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Yarn Goddess Cosplay
2018 is the year I decided to throw my voice in the mix and talk about cosplay community issues such as race, cosplay politics and overall share my experience and observations as a African-Caribbean Cosplayer.
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