Catching Up

- Where have I been for the past year?

A Black Cosplayer in Blackface

- Jessica Isolani (not very famous cosplayer) Painted her face black on Instagram and insisted it was not blackface because reasons (that weren't explained and therefore don't hold up)

Defense of Jessica’s actions

- She's European and unaware of the implications of Blackface

White Cosplayers/Gamers on their bullshit
- Karupups ban from Twitch

Why do I care about this? Why is blackface harmful?

- Article On Blackface Problem in Belgium: CNN

- Blackface is never a neutral form of entertainment, but an incredibly loaded site for the production of damaging stereotypes...the same stereotypes that support individual and state violence, American racism, and a centuries’ worth of injustice.

-Article: Just Say No To Blackface

What Can I do?

- “In a racist society, it is not enough to be non-racist, we must be antiracist.” ~ Angela Davis.

- You can start by not doing it and calling it out in others

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