“BlerDCon will be the first of its kind to host and traditional structure of panels, guests, workshops, gaming, cosplay, and music showcasing diversity across all genres!
"June 30th-July 2nd 2017
@The Hyatt Crystal City
In Alexandria, VA"
Comments at the link show nothing is free from the ultra-offended.
“whaddup dutch thread I've got a question considering the 'can i cosplay a racist character?' subject, is this defended when done by the folks who see nothing wrong with the sinterklaas character?
“First off, that question was about cosplaying a character who's racist in the source material, which completely different from dressing up as a racist caricature.
"Secondly, there's nothing wrong with Sinterklaas (Saint Nicholas), it's Black Pete who has been the center of discussion for the past +5 years. According to the lore he is black from soot from going down and up chimneys to deliver presents to children, wears golden ear rings and has red lips (as in the upper picture). Some groups find this a racist caricature of a negro slave, especially as his "boss" is a white man. The media, craving for attention, picked up on this and turned it into a spectacle between two fronts: those in favour of changing him because "muh racism" and those against changing him because "muh tradition". Meanwhile the rational people have already decided to compromise by removing the red lips and ear rings and are currently phasing the traditional Black Pete completely for a modernized version which still fits the lore (bottom picture). However for some this isn't enough (and to those I say fuck off) while for others this is the end of the world (to whom I also say fuck off). It's a nice solution that gets rid of the offensive part, keeps the lore intact and most importantly, it doesn't confuse the kids for who this entire holiday is meant for in the first place. Now if only we could get rid of Stroopwafel Pete, Cheese Pete and Rainbow Pete..."
“Does 'blacking up' for cosplay get overlooked because of that?
"Honestly, I can't really say I've ever seen anyone 'blacking up' for anything that wasn't Black Pete and I doubt it's accepted.”
https://warosu.org/cgl/thread/9234882
I still don’t understand, which, of course, means I live in a different world. And that's okay.
Here is a link to the poster: https://i.warosu.org/data/cgl/img/0092/34/1478099119909.jpg
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