Witch Hunt Underway Against Famed Korean Cosplayer Who Used Brownface in Costume

[My Everything]

 

The whole point of cosplaying, or dressing up as fictional characters, is to inhabit a person totally unlike oneself. The community prides itself on being inclusive and accepting, encouraging fat people to dress up as skinny characters or men to dress up as women. But all hell broke lose when a Korean woman donned the costume of a Mexican hacker from the hugely popular Overwatch video game.

 

Professional Korean cosplayer Pion Kim is known for her astoundingly realistic costumes. Her Sombra outfit, the latest Latina hero on the video game Overwatch, was lauded as one of her best yet. She even donated the hair she had to cut recreating the look to charity.

 

Everything was looking great until the PC police showed up to ruin everything. Some social justice warriors accused Kim of “brownface†for using a subtle bronzer to darken her skin, and conducted what amounted to a witch hunt against her.

 

Many in the Mexican community stood up for Kim, alleging that “gringos†were getting offended on their behalf and saying they didn’t care if people cosplay as a Mexican character.

 

“I’m mexican, i have a ‘dark skin tone,'†a woman wrote on Facebook. “And I think that Sombra cosplay was amazing. She did an amazing job. I mean, if you want to cosplay an ‘Avatar character’ you OBVIOUSLY will paint your skin BLUE, she did the same with Sombra.â€

 

Despite the support, Kim apologized for her (non)transgression and vowed to never cosplay as Sombra again. A real loss considering the brilliance of her Sombra rendition.

 

“Some people mentioned me about my SOMBRA COSPLAY is rude and offensive because of skin color make up,†she wrote on Facebook. “At first, I’m Korean cosplayer and I never heard of that before – BROWN FACE make up is OFFENSIVE thing.â€

 

This controversy is part of an ongoing trend of those in Western countries getting offended on behalf of other cultures. Just like when Katy Perry wore a kimono during a performance, the West freaked out, while people from Japan loved it.

 

Maybe we should start listening to those outside the Western bubble before getting outraged.

 

 

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[nsfwwww]

That cosplay is so good wow

[nicophos]

... why? theres nothing offensive about what she did. 

[KiraDoru]

Damn this is on point

[breadbutter]

When it comes to these issues, I've found that I would only be offended if it is with a racist tone (either the usual paint your face black "LOL" or the people who appropriate other cultures) this is clearly a case of artistry and is, truly, no different from most of the beach girls who wear spray tan.

[bottomluhan]

her skin doesn't look that /dark/. it looks natural as hell to me, what was her original skin tone like?? if she just went and let herself get a little more tanned for the cosplay i don't see the problem

[abra]

Some people need to get their priorities straight

[GUILD]

overwatch is critically overrate anyways. booo

Some people need to get their priorities straight

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[GUILD]

When it comes to these issues, I've found that I would only be offended if it is with a racist tone (either the usual paint your face black "LOL" or the people who appropriate other cultures) this is clearly a case of artistry and is, truly, no different from most of the beach girls who wear spray tan.

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[Sully]

This is harmless. She did it to recreate a character that happened to have a different skin tone, not make fun of a race.

 

And she even shaved that into her hair. That's dedication to your art.

[petal]

Koreans must be mixing up their 'gag' makeup that is actually offensive and rude with something harmless like this. There is a difference in mocking a culture and pretending to be actual people than dressing up as a fictional character.

[skcebl]

It's well done and she was striving for accuracy. People who get offended at this stuff have no concept of intention.

[Chouquette]

Some people need to get their priorities straight

[ShownusElectricBoy]

I think her Sombra cosplay was absolutely amazing. I'm Mexican and I didn't see any issue with her making a darker skin tone because there was no ill intent behind it. Had she darked her skin tone and then made fun of stereotypes then that's a different story but I think she truly did an amazing cosplay.

[Singsdoto]

remind me of Truedy

[Oppa did mean it]

There are Korean SJW now?

[Suzy Quatro]

I'm as shocked as her as I also didn't know that was an 'offence', I wonder who were the clowns that accused her of that. There's really nothing wrong and I wouldn't be apologizing for shit if I was her.

[kimchi-nyoen]

sjws ruin everything

[You Need Some Milk]

But isn't brown face:blackface and yellow face the means to make a mockery out of someone's facial features and race by cruely over epmhasizing that certain races facial features to be racist or have ill intent? This was just basic cosplay

[You Need Some Milk]

Double post delete

 

WHY IS OH FUCKING UP TODAY

[Ash Ketchum]

All I notice is that the Korean dub of Overwatch really makes them lose the characters essence.  

[BubbleGumPop]

Yeah i think it's mainly white sjw getting mad, she's not making fun of mexicans, she looks awesome

[puellarum generatio]

But isn't brown face:blackface and yellow face the means to make a mockery out of someone's facial features and race by cruely over epmhasizing that certain races facial features to be racist or have ill intent? This was just basic cosplay

 

from what I've seen, as long as you cosplay as someone from another ethnicity you're called out for it. some people don't care about intention, they just think you're not "allowed" to do it.

[Jeffrey Jung]

There are Korean SJW now?

No those are International SJWs as per usuals since Gaming communities in Korea are very open to international audience that aside these idiots needs to realize it's a fictional character cosplay and they need to take a seat and shut up since she's not mocking them

[Oppa did mean it]

No those are International SJWs as per usuals since Gaming communities in Korea are very open to international audience that aside these idiots needs to realize it's a fictional character cosplay and they need to take a seat and shut up since she's not mocking them

Screw them, I'm mexican and I'm perfectly fine with this, why would they care? lol