There’s been a lot of talk on my dash about how to avoid whitewashing in edits recently and I’m very glad about that. But it’s got me to wondering –
– tv shows, movies, whole lighting departments, cameras, they’re not immune to whitewashing either. Lemme find an example…Freema Agyeman. Here she is in a Doctor Who promo photo:
And here she is in a photoshoot (I don’t know who for) around the same time:
Her skin’s been made a lot lighter. (Here’s a pic from the same photoshoot, same thing.) So basically…
….what are your responsibilities as a graphic/gif/icon maker if your subject is already whitewashed?
what whitewashing
like, it’s still abundantly clear that she’s black
You know, you could have typed out an actual answer in the time it took to find all of those
It took five minutes tops, and most of those articles are written by or prominently feature quotes from actual people of colour, who are more qualified than me to explain why it’s an issue.
