Cosplay Done Right!

I don't understand (really i don't) why it's not racist when he uses stuff to change his skin colour, but when white people do it it is racist. (Not trying to start fights, I just want to know)

Because traditional blackface was done to animalize blacks. It's like have an incredibly abusive dad growing up. As an adult you've both tried to put your pasts behind you but he tries to playfully say he'll kick your ass if you do something. He lost his right to ever say that, even though he's changed and would never hit you again. That's how some people feel today about blackface, though I for one think it's bullshit. My dad's dead and I'm not my dad, stop trying to stop me from playful fun.

Yeah, I can understand where it comes from, even though I think it's over-reacting. Something similarly silly happened to my girlfriend the other day. She's a natural blond and dyes her hair orange, she could pass for a natural redhead. Someone wrote to her (actual quote): "it looks dyed and makes a mockery of those who are born unfairly with that color". Seriously. Apparently, for this social justice warrior, redheads are handicapped and need defending, therefore dying your hair is insulting.

It was actually a backhanded comment on how horrible redheads are and who in their right mind would voluntarily be one. I'm a natural redhead and strangers will say the shittiest things to me thinking it's funny. A deadpan response of "How would you like to have a naturally bloody face?" shuts them up. Doesn't help our image, but fuck everyone who demonizes an uncontrollable trait.