If you draw Frisk and/or Chara, I recommend you block chocolateunicorn65, awesomeman456, ask-rainbowcookies, and beyondhumanliving now.
Tumblr user chocolateunicorn65 / awesomeman456 / ask-rainbowcookies / beyondhumanliving is going around and requesting pretty much every artist on this site who draws Frisk and/or Chara to draw Frisk and/or Chara as black. It looks like they are requesting as anon too. Not only are they going around asking everyone, they are doing so incessantly.
The issue is NOT that someone wants to see black representation through Frisk and/or Chara. That’s completely fine and I like seeing different artist interpretations of these characters. However, (1) requesting artists to draw something without them explicitly stating they are open for requests is rude and (2) even if they are open to asks, requesting specific gender and/or race for the characters is a no-no. Why? Each artist has the right to portray these fictional characters however they want. Even if you don’t agree with it, they are the creators and they are not creating for you!
Asking once and getting told “no” should be enough, however this user isn’t taking no for an answer. They have threatened to self-harm because they feel like an awful person for requesting. This is serious guilt-tripping and is NOT okay. They have also used racial slurs in response and have insinuated that the characters (and artists maybe?) themselves are racist. I have messaged them personally asking them politely to stop. Others have also told them to stop in their own ways (some more aggressive than others). However, it seems this user is still going strong with their requests…
I am sure there are many more out there, but these are some users I know who have been contacted: @yaya0709, @notsafefromchara, @sayhellochara, @digeridoodler, @fenrier, @bluhkiel, @dreamy-94, @hawker-rawr, @fallen-determination, @underchara
Please do NOT get upset at people who want to see more art of black Frisk/Chara. Everyone has the right to like different interpretations/representations of these characters. Heck, being half-black myself, I think it’d be cool to see some artwork of that but I’m not going to randomly go up to artists and ask for it. If I wanted it that bad I can draw it for myself or commission someone for it if they’ve established they are totally comfortable with it.
Please spread the word and let your friends know. I am also totally okay with you adding onto this post or translating into a different language if you think this will reach more artists that way!
Ignore anon requests to draw Frisk/Chara as black and please block chocolateunicorn65, awesomeman456, ask-rainbowcookies, and beyondhumanliving.