tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4949097961070339863.post5528570188341089709..comments2022-03-29T12:40:57.234-06:00Comments on The Book Voyagers: The whitewashing of characters of color in book editsThe Book Voyagershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16354120113898800910noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4949097961070339863.post-21564833451633620302016-05-09T12:24:58.722-05:002016-05-09T12:24:58.722-05:00ME too! I'm like searching for models for a ch...ME too! I'm like searching for models for a character in particular and then I find so many more and think: SHE COULD BE *add character from another book* searching for FCs takes a while but it's SO FUN!! <br /><br />And yes, there's more people who do include POC characters nowadays in book graphics. But there's still LOTS of others than leave them out of them and it feels like The Book Voyagershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16354120113898800910noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4949097961070339863.post-73007441856671009822016-05-07T13:32:57.029-05:002016-05-07T13:32:57.029-05:00Gosh, this is such an important post. A little res...Gosh, this is such an important post. A little research never hurts, of course it takes time but whenever I look for a model to match my fancast I find plenty of others in the process who might be useful in different edits. POC don't get the representation they need and deserve, why take it from them in such a way like book graphics. It's really not that hard to find pictures that match ania behttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05326142609826811108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4949097961070339863.post-31292178846922934492016-05-05T15:18:07.774-05:002016-05-05T15:18:07.774-05:00Yes!!! I don't understand how do the ignore it...Yes!!! I don't understand how do the ignore it? How do they ignore Adelina is POC? That's why I think if you want to contribute in this way (I mean making fan edit) you have to learn all the facts first, search for all the info on the character first and then start doing them :)<br /><br />SilThe Book Voyagershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16354120113898800910noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4949097961070339863.post-22901780073146456562016-05-05T13:58:42.021-05:002016-05-05T13:58:42.021-05:00I don't see as many book edits as I would like...I don't see as many book edits as I would like but I completely understand your annoyance at the whitewashing of main characters. Why would people willingly ignore the author's description of characters? If skin colour isn't specified in the book I could at least understand where it comes from. I think to show your appreciation for an authors work is important, but to effectively do Becky Bakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14938602345709426466noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4949097961070339863.post-67393071625543459512016-05-04T18:20:22.880-05:002016-05-04T18:20:22.880-05:00Yeah, I know sometimes people don't realize th...Yeah, I know sometimes people don't realize that they're doing it in some way. Like the lightening of skin color - but it's still there. Or the little things, like you said, about the ethnicity of the character. And choosing for a Korean/American character in a book, a Chinese model. <br /><br />So I'm happy if people didn't know about it then, now they do in a way with thisThe Book Voyagershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16354120113898800910noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4949097961070339863.post-1324932275994057592016-05-04T17:55:32.654-05:002016-05-04T17:55:32.654-05:00Yikes, I'd never noticed this, but it's go...Yikes, I'd never noticed this, but it's good that it's been brought to attention! I agree that most of the time, it isn't even done with bad intention, but the thing is, the white washing is a problem that you can't solve generalizing it. It's all in the details. Like this little one. Things we don't even realize, because there doesn't seem to be anything wrong Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08687871391903441526noreply@blogger.com