#Apo is gorgeous

[halliescomut]

Apo and Colorism-a rant

So, I am on Twitter, but I'm not in BL/KPop stan twitter, so I didn't see a lot of this, but I saw a couple of BL tiktokers speak about it and it makes me mad and I want to rant about it. I also brought examples. The gist I was hearing is that a lot of garbage people on Twitter were making negative comments about Apo's darker complexion. I'm well aware that colorism exists everywhere, but I know that it is also especially prevalent in Asia as a whole. Thinking about this and feeling so sad that anyone would even think of being mean to sweet gorgeous bean, Apo...well it made me mad, but it also made me realize that most of my fave pics of him have been candid. So then came a Google rabbit hole and 2 days of research, and y'all, I think the evidence is clear. I'm gonna try and give this some flow, but it may not work out that way.

I'm gonna start with magazine covers, because from what I saw they are the most frequent culprits of this type of photo editing. Like this is clearly not the Apo we know and love. The Men's Health is from 2015, but the other two are fairly recent.

Vogue Thailand released their cover and interior photos very recently. On the cover Apo, is clearly much paler than in the inside photo. Honestly, even Mile looks much paler on the cover vs. the inside photo.

I also have this comparison, which is the Vogue Thailand cover and an inside shot from Unique magazine. Since it's a similar-ish pose with Mile's hand partially in front of Apo's face. There is the difference between studio light vs natural light, but I feel like you can definitely see the difference. Also consider that Apo in the Vogue cover is lit to cause deeper shadows around his jaw, were he evenly lit he would look even paler.

We also have these covers from Kazz magazine, which are especially odd to me, because both Apo and Mile are made paler on their shared cover, which is a bit of an odd choice. this is also the cover that made me realize that Apo is edited paler more often when he's in a photo with Mile, which just gives me some weird vibes.

Their interior shots are a mixed bag, based on what Kazz posted on Instagram.

Kazz also posted a video from the shoot, which I think helps some to put things into context, because most people's complexion will change depending on the season and sun exposure. Just because a cover is released in October, those pictures could have been taken in June, etc. But we do have live footage of the day of the shoot.

But I like I said, I did notice a lot of more complexion editing on covers vs interior photos, but there was one magazine that just said nope, all of them will be edited so pale...and that was Madan. Seriously, that pastel should bring out Apo's warm complexion, but he's as pale as Apo here.

the next magazine I have is Posh, which is kind of a mix. The cover and some of the inside shots are black and white, so that does change how easily you can see complexion differences, and I don't think it egregious here in the black and white photos. However, the color photo is lit to make Apo's face as pale as possible, and then possibly edited further. Look at the difference between his face and his arm...it's massive.

Here is a studio pic, though candid that I pulled from Apo's Instagram, and I just took down all the color saturation. You can still tell that Apo has a darker complexion that Mile.

So now let's talk about some magazines that did a little better. We have Unique, which is guilty of paling Apo down on the cover, but the interior photos are MUCH better.

And the one of the best that I found was Mangu. Now these are shot outside on location, meaning that you're not blowing out everyone with studio lighting, but photo shop still exists and they could have easily done more tweaking to his complexion.

Best magazine shoot is L'Officiel. They really captured the gorgeous warmth of Apo's skin here. Like just *chef's kiss*.

Now, magazine are bad, but advertisements were so much worse. Here's just a couple pulled from Apo's Instagram, I've matched them with various candid photos from his Instagram as well, to show the difference. It does not escape me that two of these examples are a for a beauty brand/product. This first set is done with studio shots for comparison, since lighting will affect the overall color/tone accuracy of a picture.

And then we have a comparison between ad and exterior candid photo, in good daytime light, so pretty accurate as far as color/tone accuracy.

Now...I am American, and to be honest the majority of my experience with colorism comes from conversations specifically around and with black women, so there's going to be differences. I did try to find a shot/ad/magazine that was specifically American (or even western-media) based, but the best I found was an interview with Teen Vogue, which used pics that were provided by BeOnCloud, they didn't take any of their own photos. But they also did not edit them in a way that altered Mile's or Apo's skin tone.

I just want to end this to say, that I love Apo, I think he's adorable and beautiful and he seems very kind. It hurts my heart to see him given any negative feedback that's based around his darker complexion. So, if you see this shit, especially in local to you media, whether it's Apo or anyone else, call it out. Question it, be vocal about it. Because these 'creative decisions' are going to keep being made.

So....

#apo nattawin #kinnporsche #colorism #colorism in media #colorism in advertising #mile phakphum #vogue thailand #mens health thailand #madan magazine #kazz magazine #mangu magazine #unique magazine #l'offciel magazine #kinnporsche the series #seriously this makes me so sad and mad I'm smad #Apo is gorgeous #duh #He doesn't deserve this negativity

[uwemagain]

Kinnporsche The Series : La Forte | Ep. 8

smite

/smʌɪt/

past participle: smitten

be strongly attracted to someone or something.

"she was smitten with the boy"

#nahhhhhh #this episode owned my ass #no mafia #just domestic fluff #boyfies in their honeymoon phase #they're enamoured with eachother #it's gorgeous to see #and wonderfully acted #kinnporsche #kinnporche the series #apo nattawin #kinnporsche spoilers #mile phakphum #click for better quality #thai bl

[heaven-is-in-your-arms-series]

Costume details

The harmonious layering of complementary colours here is just 🙌🙌🙌

The textures, the patterns, they're just so beautiful!

They look so nice next to each other as well ☺️

#man suang #apo nattawin #mile phakphum #mileapo #chatkhem #shine with mileapo #shine the series #gorgeous

[shadowoftheforce]

Apo Nattawin and Mile Phakphum for Farmhouse Royal, via @beoncloud_th

#apo nattawin #mile phakphum #MileApo #kinnporsche cast #kinnporsche #* #** #gorgeous #And once again colour coordinated

[nattaphum]

WE FINALLY GOT MILEAPO SELFIE !!!!! 😭❤️

#AAAAAAAAAAAA #THEY’RE FUCKING GORGEOUS #AKGKSLDLDGKDLCLVLVK #kinnporsche #mileapo #apo nattawin #mile phakphum #mileapo x giffarine

[chatrakhem]

Apo Nattawin - DiorSS24

#beautiful gorgeous stunning show stopping spectacular 💛 #apo nattawin #mileapo x diorss24

[gaykey]

#what an absolutely gorgeous human being #insaaaaane #apo nattawin

[k-wame]

Aρσ Nαттαωιη  | 🎭 KιηηPσяscнε s𝟷·ᴇᴘ𝟷𝟸  · Acтιση · Cσмε∂ү· Rσмαηcε

#мυrder мe wιт υr ѕмιle plѕ #apo nattawin #kinnporsche #kinnporscheedit #kinnporsche the series #kinn x porsche #beautiful #gorgeous #pretty smile #asianlgbtqdramas #thaidramaedit #thailand #bl drama #beautiful men

[indianchindian]

As long as I love Apo in a beard, tbh I miss him without facial hair.

#apo nattawin #nattawin wattanagitiphat #gorgeous #kinnporsche #mansuang #thaiactor

[pharawee]

#kinnporsche #kinnporsche the series #tong thanayut #build jakapan #apo nattawin #mile phakphum #bas asavapatr #job yosatorn #kpedit #kinnporscheedit #my edits. #lextag #heureumi #usermone #tolunalina #heyjazz #in which khun continues being the mvp #because zombie or not he's willing to hug it out with a potential zombie #(and also he's beyond gorgeous in that funeral outfit) #if vegas won't kill pete the group hug surely will #everything in this scene is pure gold #i love this show sfm

[womanonthehill]

Beautiful presenter of Siamese assets

#Apo Nattawin #He is gorgeous #And the tashe is sooooo

[xipiti]

Vogue Philippines has revealed Apo Whang-Od as the cover star of its April issue, a move that makes the 106-year-old tattoo artist from the Philippines the oldest person ever to appear on the front of Vogue.

Whang-Od — also known as Maria Oggay — has been perfecting the art of hand-tapping tattoos since she was a teen, learning under her father's instruction.

Residing in the mountain village of Buscalan, about 15 hours north of Manila, in Kalinga province, she is considered the country's oldest mambabatok — or traditional Kalinga tattooist.

Once, the hand-tapped tattoos that Whang-Od creates using just a bamboo stick, a thorn from a pomelo tree, water and coal, were earned by indigenous Butbut warriors.

Now, international visitors seeking her signature geometric designs make up much of her clientele.

"Heralded as the last mambabatok of her generation, she has imprinted the symbols of the Kalinga tribe—signifying strength, bravery, and beauty—on the skin of thousands of people who have made the pilgrimage to Buscalan," Vogue Philippines said in a post on social media.

#apo whang od #phillippines #tattoo artist #mambabatok #beautiful #what a gorgeous photo

[skydigiblogs]

y'all bandai themselves is assigning me with the apocalymon autism

[ID: A photo of a someone holding a copy of the parallel art of Apocalymon from the Exceed Apocalypse expansion of the Digimon Card Game. The alt art depicts Apocalymon's humanoid body with an intense expression. The card itself is in a gold sleeve.]

we only bought four packs (the first time we have bought packs since 2021) and this was the last card in the last pack

we're getting the whole pizza with this one fellas

#sky talks #digimon card game #yes i know apo is a restricted card #but i have that apocalymon autism real bad right now so even though i barely know shit about DCG #i'm like determined to make it work #also the dcg tutorial app is really good for what it is but. god damn. #i am remembering why we stopped playing card games in college because worrying about interactions is a pain and a half #one game takes me like 30 minutes minimum even with the app making the flow easier for my brain #anyways #when i tell y'all i screamed #i could not chill for about an hour after this #he came home fr #now i feel like i HAVE to find a FLGS that actually has people playing digimon lmao #(as if i wasn't already gonna try to) #ALSO having not played card games since like? 2018? #(and considering the only card game we really played was MTG) #i am losing my mind over how pretty and intricate foil cards are nowadays??? #like i also collect pokemon cards and YES there are some very gorgeous older pokemon foils #(there's this one pidgeotto card with starburst sparkles that is dazzling) #but the intricacy of the pattern work in some of these foil cards is nutty #i have to wonder what kind of tech goes into making card art do that #anyways uhh #i'm going to bed now that i've spent 6 hours riding this high #download the DCG tutorial app

[heaven-is-in-your-arms-series]

Gorgeous like Prince Inao...

Would I be fortunate enough to see you dance as Prince Inao for once?

#apo nattawin #man suang #mansuang #thai film #golden khem #khem #gorgeous like inao #thai dance

[the-wayside]

I know that oversized is in, but for God's sake, snatch a man's waist every once in a while.

#the sign the series #i know this is highkey my personal 👅 but ffs men are beautiful snatch their fucking waists #kinnporsche the blessing in italian tailoring and apo nattawin #give me that same energy; channel mile in his expensive finery because he's expensive #the whole cast are insanely gorgeous dont do this to me please

[nattaphum]

Mile and Apo x Dior Jewelry 💎

#GORGEOUS #!!!!!!!! #kinnporsche #mileapo #apo nattawin #mile phakphum #mileapo x dior