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she/they | 2016 book tumblr but make it 2023 | moodboards | dark academia | "My existence is a scandal" – Oscar Wilde

[cosmoscademia]

For whoever has the time and patience to answer: I have a very important question, please answer me honestly. Would you consider this picture blackface?

I'm a cosplay photographer, and l've recently had a shooting with a person who cosplayed Luna from Vanitas No Carte. For those who don't know, Luna is a supernatural being of unknown origins who's supposed to represent the darkness of the night and other fantasy stuff like that (they're not an ethnically black character).

Now, the girl was cosplaying her with a really, really dark blue skin paint, that, especially in the shadows, almost looked like black. A friend of mine whose opinion is really important to me told me that that cosplay was blackface, but other people say it isn't, so I don't know what to do now.

So, I tried to bring out the blue hues in order to make it evident the paint was blue toned. However, I still don't know if this picture is okay, and, if it isn't, how to tell the cosplayer that the pictures can't be posted, as blackface is horrible and I want to avoid it at all costs.

I'd like to hear your opinion about this!

[zeearts]

a quick warm up sketch of the saja boys in my own style before working on other stuff cause i've been looping KPDH album for a whole week straight

[namedr]

BANG!⁍

[zeearts]

i miss dan heng very much waaa 🐉

[quantum-dragon]

“I’m tired of voting every 4 years”

You’re 26 and there’s 80 year old black women who remember a time when they couldn’t vote but STILL aren’t tired of it. Maybe it’s a skill issue on your part.

[what-even-is-thiss]

You should also be voting more often than every four years. Use your rights that people fought and bled for.

[skysmadness]

i love co-leaders klance

(og post)

[scarletlich]

探花 Tan Hua (Sought Flower)

There’s more to this phrase than meets the eye! Yes, it’s the second half of Hua Cheng’s title Crimson (Blood, actually) Rain Sought Flower, but historically it had a different meaning.

China used to have a test called 科举 keju, a chance for commoners to change their fate if they did well enough and be appointed as government officials.

The top three in the entire nation were known collectively as 三鼎甲, with first place being 状元 zhuangyuan, second place being 榜眼 bangyan, and third plaace being 探花 tanhua.

Apparently, the tanhua was supposed to be the most beautiful, and sometimes was a more sought-after position than zhuangyuan.

On a side note, when I type the Pinyin for tanhua into my computer it suggests this emoji: 🥉.

So yeah, Hua Cheng is a handsome man, and also third place, aka San Lang. Nice little Easter egg. And Chinese is very poetic and great at double meanings.

Source: Baidu Baike