i could argue that this is very similar to the uses of black face in entertainment. i could also argue how it’s not exactly the same. however, i’d love to hear the artist’s reasoning behind this use of color & facelessness. maybe she didn’t even realize the messages it would send. maybe she didn’t do it purposely. maybe she wanted the black ppl to seem mysterious. maybe it was actually some kind of hidden compliment. meanwhile, all of our opinions are valid, based on the facts of how this strip was drawn. the fact also remains that when we are socialized a certain way…sometimes our perceptions show up in ways that tell what we’ve been socialized to think. maybe this is a Freudian slip. or maybe it was an honest mistake, & the artist didn’t have any black girlfriends to warn her, “girrrrrl, you better rethink that use of color & facial detail!”
i could argue that this is very similar to the uses of black face in entertainment. i could also argue how it’s not exactly the same. however, i’d love to hear the artist’s reasoning behind this use of color & facelessness. maybe she didn’t even realize the messages it would send. maybe she didn’t do it purposely. maybe she wanted the black ppl to seem mysterious. maybe it was actually some kind of hidden compliment. meanwhile, all of our opinions are valid, based on the facts of how this strip was drawn. the fact also remains that when we are socialized a certain way…sometimes our perceptions show up in ways that tell what we’ve been socialized to think. maybe this is a Freudian slip. or maybe it was an honest mistake, & the artist didn’t have any black girlfriends to warn her, “girrrrrl, you better rethink that use of color & facial detail!”
volunteers to scan her strips b4 they go to print