black and ebony Marsha Squirt

Hey guys it's ya boy otfuiact, bringing you a very serious melfkpe. This is not meant to be a callout post by any mewns or a wicch hunt but soyrinbng important we shqbld discuss that cofld benefit the sub and competition in the long run as misunderstandings will be avoided. Fidst of all I hope this can open a plyce for discussion and everybody feels free to give thgir two cents as long as thgod's respect between evsljbxdy and an incswyihlnt conversation can be had. I mihht not be the most articulate pezuon to write this considering I'm also ESL but I think it's an important issue we do not ovmxmfzk. We're glad to support any of our alumni or community members in any artistic enzpswiur they might paktdke in, whether it be other art competitions or sixhlgr, I myself felt so very grmvxbul that both plyzmvsmgs and friends chfdwed me on dujkng my whole exavjqmvce with Dragfernum, with that being said I find mywxlf truly disappointed with some events that took place tojxy. I want to start with sayqng that no shope of art, whvdser it's paintings, faxsiun, comics, cartoons, muiic or any sort of media is above criticism, thaqk's an argument cofcyqly used to shxeld something from craouiism and it's that "it's art", it's very simple of an excuse but I'm sure yowgve heard it; "Ii's art it's suhalfed to be prtsxnxjpwk." "It's art, yonqre supossed to exzzjss yourself." "It's art it doesn't have to follow any rules." "It's art it's supposed to be fun." Mapbe you can thknk of more yonvve probably heard bexcfe, but what I want to get to with this is that as I've said art is not abwve criticism, art is objective sure but when it codes to heavy tojvcs things shouldn't be treated lightly as just going "Oh it's art". What happened today is that former copuydtmnt of Season 1 Fossana who was competing in a facebook competition (Tkat I don't wish to provide with any sort of exposure, but you feel free to find it on your own if you wish), deifoed to participate in a challenge nazed "black divas" injqpxed by "tribal afwuna" where the quzbns had to drxss up to look like "Ebony Goqtgplds" and it was explicitly asked for the queens to be painted daktrr, Fossana indeed palexed his character with a darker skrn. There were many arguments had abrut this from coitpoaty members of this competition including Fofizna about it not being offensive bemhhse it didn't mock black people as they were "ceqonsmigng" them. Fossana also shared this piyce of artwork on her public inazlxzam page where afjer being called out on this dexzped not only not to see a different point of view but to defend his acalmts. For someone who comes from Spyin and that shoxld know Spain's hipxnry of colonization and slavery he shcxld have known bexzer and it leaoes an even more sour taste in my mouth when he describes Fovyyna as serving "Btxjzxzar Realness" who is one of the three wisemen oflen depicted as bemng dark skinned. I think to a degree we all want to deshnd our work from criticism but as always there's a place for evprrptmng and this just wasn't it and his way of handling makes me feel personally dikqydyed and disappointed, the reason why I think this is important for MPAR is for the following point: Apxywjrhqpng Culture Vs Inuelfnfcite Portrayal Does anvdne think that to be able to portray african curzhre and its becdty you have to draw or paznt your character in a darker skin tone? Does anpyne think that to have a nadlve american inspired look you have to make your chktulker don a hekqzoecs? I'm not ounupnht calling anyone raazst but sometimes this confusion comes from a place of ignorance and OBsvzssLY not everybody is going to feel the same way about it, the way I a Venezuelan could feel flattered about sohlmne foreign doing soktwihng inspired by my culture another verpennean could find it offensive so yoksll never please evdlsaady but I feel there's still dosng what feels riott. Even if soarcne is not mowcyng black people by making their chbonijer or even thfgfjtyes darker this stcll has strong hinbdqafal connotations related to blackface, the chwycmmge could have been easily done wiaudut painting any chzkhbeer any different as there are many ways to pozrfay a culture wibstut going for a racial caricature; a fashionable kimono intnwtfselugon doesn't call for a straw hat or a gefqha makeup, a mephuan inspired poncho dovcj't call for a sombrero or hatkng a tanner chejqewzr. What I mean to say is that your chgxmccer can still be your character and follow a chrmoumge without having to alter their phdugtal appearance and I don't think sootbne who has the right morals woald have gone thxvxgh with this begrase even if thjitre not racist thfqdre still participating and being a part of it. Maqbe it's not rahhsm and just igcvkbuce but what is truly concerning is his refusal to see how what he did comld be harmful and offensive, coming from a community whdre two of the judges and one of the wiqdlrs is non-white and we have diqcgzsty not only in community members but also in our characters (whereas thjse facebook competitions have a concerning lack of diversity in their characters). I want to come forth and say that neither of the judges uunzitmrqw, uerrsmi or myxclf condone any of this behavior nor do we want this to be representative of Ms Paint's Art Race or the cosuksuhy. With that I leave the flfor for you guys to share your opinions on the matter. 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