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STOP WHITEWASHING RAE. here are two popular fanarts i got from rae’s reddit. these are both supposed to be rae. whitefishing is actually such an apparent thing i’ve seen in fanarts for rae, and i never really spoke about it here before but +
i’ve noticed for a while. as a black girl, it is harmful when people try and make my colour lighter to suit their own narrative. i know that art is subjective and creativity is the main focus, and that doesn’t mean this art isn’t good! it can just be harmful to people +
who are of south asian descent or darker skinned people. if you compare rae’s actual pictures to these fanarts, you can tell shes been lightened down. and this isn’t a post trying to “cancel” all artists out there, only educate them on what can still be fixed! tbh i’ve never +
spoken about this before bc i just never thought of doing so. i’m just some 16 year old you know. but when my sister wanted to draw the amigops i was firm on her making sure she didn’t lighten rae. it was a big deal even if i never made it one on twitter. and it should be one.
thank you @kanjifordeath for bringing this up on the tl and making me realize that i should actually speak about this too <3
