#and like. on one hand i Get it but also? the unwhitewashing is Not subtle like its very very obvious that i fixed their skin tone

[floralovebot]

i've kind of been thinking about the unwhitewashing edits i do on the winx source,, over the years, multiple people have outright said that they sometimes skip over posts where i fix their skin tone because they see the art style (s8, wow, etc) and immediately assume it's whitewashed then realize it's not after seeing it's the source blog or the caption and it's making me think,,, that's probably a big reason why so many people in the fandom constantly reblog/support whitewashed fanart. it's like they're not even seeing the skin tone, they're just seeing the art style and the character?

#not to sound bitchy but that's gotta be a white people thing #like the First thing i do is like at the skin tones?? #and im not saying this in a oo im better than you kind of way #i mean it genuinely #if youre in the wi.nx fandom looking at their skin is the first thing you should Always do #doesnt matter who the artist/editor is. ALWAYS look at their skin first #its not just the unwhitewashing edits like if im posting anything where i fix their skin whether its edits icons or gifs #some people Don't notice unless the caption specifically calls it out #and like. i really do think that says a lot about how wi.nx fans interact with art and edits #like the in s8 gifset i just posted i didnt specifically call out the fact its unwhitewashed #and even though flora was in the first gif. people didnt notice! they saw that it was s8 and immediately ignored it #and like. on one hand i Get it but also? the unwhitewashing is Not subtle like its very very obvious that i fixed their skin tone #its just so weird to me that some people dont notice? like.. How?? how do your eyes just glaze over the skin?? #id love like an actual explanation because i Dont get it