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~ Because 99.87% of animes are.~ So are some artists who has dark skin
Maybe it's the fear of not getting exposure?
Which is not true.... skill and fanart gives you exposure!
I am not talking about furries or furry artists. I am not talking about race . This is for the artists who creates human characters with medium to dark shades of skin.
I couldn't find one like it, so I had to create one.
Feel free to use this in your journal, just fave it first.
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On a side note, when I created Animosity Sonata, their skin choice came after I had the story laid out. Originally their skin was going to be beet red because of the original color scheme
[link] But they're brown now
Animosity Sonata [link]
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Yes, there is no excuse. Its just as stupid as saying 'There are no Japanese people in the US' or something like that. Chances are, where ever you are, you're going to meet people of any race. That's the way the world has gotten and that's not a BAD thing. I just wish people would be more open to this. Its not like adding a variety of characters is a bad thing, especially when they're written well. It makes things more entertaining and interesting.
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I draw animal O.C's but I have drawn them human- and I usually go for making them whatever nationality their country of origin has.
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True still. Though I will say there's nothing wrong with O.Cs of different races, it makes for interesting storytelling.
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amen, most of my oc's are dark skinned
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I might actually create some dark skinned OCs for the hell of it. 
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Yes! I support this! I have a few dark skinned OCs and I love them very much! :3
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i love it~
wile most of my OCs are tan/white, i have have two black OCs [father and son] >w< i love them both~<3
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I love this! I get so tired of seeing these pale ass, bland, lame characters. It gets really annoying. Not to sound racist but black characters appeal more to me because they are so rare.
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yay, glad someone agrees. there arent't many black or darker skinned characters out there. and if they are they're all usually very stereotyped.
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Oh, It's great stamp and it is the first stamp of my collection.
I'm a Japanese but I often draw dark skinned OC, too.
Well... in fact, many Japanese anime fans say that there are too few dark skin characters...
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But yeah there are too few
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btw "I am NOT afraid of Dark Skinned O. C's." is a very important expression.
In fact, I am afraid that readers regard me as a racist when I write the story of dark skinned O. C's.
Because I have no idea about expression for dark skin which I chose...
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I don't think they will see you as racist
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Wow, it's sad that that even needs to be said.
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Awesome I totally agree with you good stamp. Hey how do I use it in my journals or any other stamp for that matter?
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You have to have a DA subscription and
then you copy the thumb code on the side
and paste it onto your journal
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so you mean a premium membership? yeah I'm a deviant member.
Oh okay now I think I get what your saying maybe
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Yes that's what I mean a premium membership
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Oh great well then I'll pass on that then
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One of the big reason I'm not so fond of anime is the lack of diversity. :/
So yes, agreed.
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Thank you SO much for puttin this up here!
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lol i don't know that their deal is.skin is skin and it comes in all shades,and ALL OF THEM ARE BEAUTIFUL!!that's why i'm glad that americans are picking up on this,because now we can do for our and show OUR PEOPLE.the boondocks is the solid proof that black people can be drawn in a respectful and descent light.
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same here, I'm glad we're making progress!
we just need more positive cartoons/anime that show people
of color in a non-stereotypical way. We don't need anymore
that shows us as buffoons
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lol right now all i can think of is the boondocks.but i agree with you whole heartily.
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The Boondocks is the only black cartoon I can think of right now
too. But that's one too many that makes us look like buffoons.
There are funny parts on there but there are also parts that
are a waste of good animation, like when they show Uncle Ruckus.
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lol unfortunately there are black people like uncle ruckus.i'm sorry to say.
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sad that they will give people like him air time
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this stamp means a lot to me as well. thank you.
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It really does mean a lot doesn't it and yeah I could write a essay about the negative representation of Blacks in modern Animation and Anime is one of the bigger contributor of neo-sambo imagery.
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The Otaku community won't even admit Yoruichi is Black that's all the proof that I need that there is something more then lack of interest or lack of exposure.
@Sparkiex also points out part of the mentality that anti-black. I respect that she doesn't feel the need to create diversity so not to alienate any of her potential fans but the fact that she felt like she had to state her "opinion" even though she could of just said nothing as this wasn't a attack against her or anything. Yet she wanted us to know that she isn't afraid of making Dark Skinned O.C just has a strong objection to doing it because she feels it's unimportant. To her predominately white means completely white and there is no such thing as a Black British person and the thought of making such a character is politically correct bullshit.
Fact of the matter Sparkiex represent the vast majority of white creators who if they do create "Black characters" make them stereotypical in order to stress their "Blackness".
It's a real small minority of artist and authors that make great characters that just happened to be Black. Everyone else makes the Killer Bees, Chocolove, and Luke Cage.
I don't have anything to say to non-blacks when it comes to representing Blacks but if your part of the African diaspora and your stories are about Asian/White people with no other type of real diversity then you have sold out.
I get glossy eyed when I have to look at the work of a Black artist that make mangas/comics that has no real characters of colors or worst just one black person in a all Asian or white setting.
We have to create our own heroes because no one else wants to too and most of them have a strong objection too it. Being Colorblind is only preached when we are being told to be colorblind about the lack of Black positive characters. The world certainly isn't colorblind and racism is very present even if no one wants to openly admit it.
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You should tell Sparkiex this. You're right I'm not attacking anyone, which is why I'm not replying to comments like her's. It's like they're talking in the wind, they do not have a legitimate excuse, and they are digging themselves into a deep hole full of bullshit :\
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I would, but I don't believe there is a legitimate desire to understand. if she's from britain, than she should know about the movie "attack the block" where all the main characters died except for the hero, a white boy, and a mulatto. same thing, except in britain.
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this. I watched an anime recently called jyu oh sei where all the dark skinned characters were wiped out in the exact episode they appeared in. I can't tell you how hrd it is to watch that kind of stuff and still support the art form.
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I'm not afraid! It's just that the fandoms I'm in are predominantly white, most of the time. XD When the universe allows, I'm totally fine with creating a dark-skinned character. Actually, the original story I'm working on has a cast that is all multiracial, so they have a variety of lovely skin tones.
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Yes. This. Most of the characters I think of are some kind of shade of brown. The guy on my icon is one of my OCs.
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Love love love love love love love LOOOOOOVE THIS! <3
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THANK YOU~!
The majority of my characters are dark-skinned. And that is because I think its beautiful and because well. ovo If I was in an anime, I would be the dark skinned one~ *Shrugs*
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I don't think a lot of people are like, afraid of it.
I don't have any darker skinned OCs because well, I don't want one? I'm not racist or anything, it's just that I don't want one because most of my characters are British or come from another country that's predominately white, or I don't have a character that in my head, was darker skinned.
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With the immigration rate from arab countries (and other nations) there is a high number of immigrants. Just because a country is "predominantly" white doesn't mean that everyone there is white and UK itself is a very diverse as a community.
The whole point of making diverse characters is to appeal to other audiences. To me what you said sounds partially ignorant because it sounds like your saying that there are no people of color (or that aren't white) in the UK when in fact there are. (I'm referencing to this statement that you said. Quote- " it's just that I don't want one because most of my characters are British"
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Um, yeah, I know that?
I'm from Scotland. Scotland is in the UK. However, most of my characters are white. WOAH, I'M SO RACIST.
Actually, not really.
Appeal to other audiences? If my characters' race is that big of a problem, so much that people don't like them because they're white, I don't want them paying any notice to them. I make characters for myself, I don't give a fuck if some African American doesn't look at my stuff because they aren't black.
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I know where Scotland is, I'm not dumb. I was just wanted to point out that the way you were presenting yourself (and still are) sounds ignorant. (And no one called you racist, except yourself. -_-)
Yes, appeal to other audiences. Not everyone in the world is white or fair skinned for that matter. People want characters that they can RELATE to. BOTH physically and emotionally. If your characters don't do that, people don't read your stories. (And I'm not just talking about black people, I mean ALL races in general.) As an author or artist I would expect you to know this, but apparently I was wrong.
Oh, and I'm guessing that ALL your stories all fit into this trope perfectly, [link]
And this is why this stamp was created in the first place, for people who act like you.
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Who act like me? Really, now? So I'm afraid of creating characters of different races. Nope.
All I'm trying to say is that although I don't have any black characters, it doesn't mean I'm "afraid" of creating some. I won't create a character for the sole purpose of them being black, nor will I change a character just to make them black. I create stories around characters. If the character is White/Asian/Black or anything else for that matter when I think of them, they'll stay that way. I actually do have Asian characters, and Native American characters. Not many, but it doesn't mean I'm afraid of creating them.
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