The anonymous actually has a good and valid point. You racebending Sailor Moon who is a Japanese woman, is indeed offensive.
I’m fully aware of what her ethnicity is. I’m not trying to erase the fact that she’s Japanese. so what…am I not allowed to draw a black Sailor Moon, even if I’m fully aware of this? I wanted to re-imagine and adapt her as a race that matched my own, simple as that. how is that wrong or offensive? is this harming anybody? it doesn’t change the fact that she is canonically Japanese, we know this. so what. is. the. problem?
By racebending her, you are erasing the fact that she is Japanese. That’s kind of the point like wow.
Make up your own character. How. hard. is that?
NO. it’d be more “erasing” if I didn’t acknowledge that she was Japanese, and dismissed her as being “white” simply because she has blue eyes and blonde hair in an anime. I know better than that.
like I said, if I’m RE-IMAGING her as being black, while that still doesn’t change the fact she IS Japanese CANONICALLY and I’m fully aware of this, how is that wrong?!
You know if we’re going to get really, really picky about this, only Japanese people should cosplay Sailor Moon then, right? No more white girls cosplaying Sailor Moon. That’s racist, right? Because she’s Japanese.
Also, isn’t Sailor Pluto dark skinned in the manga? So what happened with that in the anime? Is the anime racist then, too?
Also, it’s skin color you’re debating, not ethnicity. There ARE dark skinned Japanese people. They do exist. So it’s not race you’re even talking about, it’s skin color, which makes you the racist one.
Anonymous asked: Have you heard of the web genius Akinator? He predicts the character you're thinking of, it is the freakiest, most coolest thing ever.
I think I have? Is that like the genie guy or whatever?
Oct 04
O.K. I was thinking of retiring Peach but now I’m thinking of just revamping it and doing a new version of some sort because people seem to really like it (and it’s fun to wear). I just need ideas of a new version.
Also black Princess Serenity cosplay is pretty much going to be a thing that happens next year.
I can’t believe I’m making serious cosplay plans. Like plans in advance. I mean we usually do, but this is the first year where it’s coming from, well, people supporting my cosplay versus me just being like “OMG PRETTY I SHOULD TRY THAT!” But that’s definitely part of it, too ^^
Honestly I didn’t expect such a great reaction when I started posting my cosplay to places, so thanks everyone! It means a lot :)
