Dramagoddess 2,013 Posted April 16, 2019 Share Posted April 16, 2019 Lithuanian Twitch streamer Karina ‘Karupups’ Martsinkevich caught flak for her cosplay of Apex Legends’ Lifeline, but not without cause - the cosplayer’s ensemble included a generous heaping of blackface makeup, which she applied during a live broadcast in mid-April. Karupups’ stream soon garnered backlash across social media, with users decrying her change in skin tone even while her broadcast was live. The streamer was later banned from the platform, which many attributed to her use of blackface. This development appeared to be confirmed by Russian news outlet DTF, which claimed that Karupups had received a 30-day ban for "incitement to hatred towards a person or a group of people." Karupups herself called the cosplay “nothing but an image,†claiming that her viewers had been “interested†in her cosplay as she created the outfit on stream. “It was just an image, nothing more,†Karupups reportedly said of the debacle. “There was a big online, the guys asked how I dyed my hair, how make-up felt on my face, etc. They were interested. And in fact, many of those who threw the reports, then wrote to me in the Discord, they say, get a ban, we tried…†Karupups’ cosplay even saw responses from within the cosplay community at large, with popular costumer ‘Kayyybearxo’ speaking out on the issue in a lengthy series of Tweets. “Some people don’t seem to understand why painting your skin darker is wrong,†she explained. “Being black isn’t a costume you can wear when you want. At the end of the day, you can wash off your face paint and never have to deal with anything that real [people of color] have to deal with.†https://www.dexerto.com/entertainment/apex-legends-cosplayer-banned-from-twitch-after-using-blackface-on-stream-544410 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaitoh 1,457 Posted April 16, 2019 Share Posted April 16, 2019 Sjws strike again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cobalt 2,914 Posted April 16, 2019 Share Posted April 16, 2019 my bad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YuMing 4,176 Posted April 16, 2019 Share Posted April 16, 2019 i mean it's not like she was mocking anyone???? she was literally just trying to seem as alike to the character as possible????? I wasn't thinking kek, sorry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nsfw 5,494 Posted April 16, 2019 Share Posted April 16, 2019 that cosplay looks hella weird i cant Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lil Ayy Big Gay 8,172 Posted April 16, 2019 Share Posted April 16, 2019 twat literally could have done it without putting all that makeup on skin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buttered Sone 5,552 Posted April 16, 2019 Share Posted April 16, 2019 Anticipating highly intelligent comments as usual Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smile Hoya 5,780 Posted April 16, 2019 Share Posted April 16, 2019 "Being Black is not a costume." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fruit 8,880 Posted April 16, 2019 Share Posted April 16, 2019 Everyone would've known the cosplay without the need to darken your skin tone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nsfw 5,494 Posted April 16, 2019 Share Posted April 16, 2019 NO WORDS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baneful 6,537 Posted April 16, 2019 Share Posted April 16, 2019 well, now you have to be a group of people if you want to look exactly like a character you want to cosplay ? isn't this also racist ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fruit 8,880 Posted April 16, 2019 Share Posted April 16, 2019 i mean it's not like she was mocking anyone???? she was literally just trying to seem as alike to the character as possible????? Thank you for your input, Chen fan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buttered Sone 5,552 Posted April 16, 2019 Share Posted April 16, 2019 well, now you have to be a group of people if you want to look exactly like a character you want to cosplay ? isn't this also racist ? She can easily dress up without painting her skin, no one would care Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
â� slayyyter â� 1,304 Posted April 16, 2019 Share Posted April 16, 2019 twat literally could have done it without putting all that makeup on skin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lil Ayy Big Gay 8,172 Posted April 16, 2019 Share Posted April 16, 2019 year of our lord 2019 people still tryna act like 'positive' blackface exists Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baekhyunah 872 Posted April 16, 2019 Share Posted April 16, 2019 NO WORDS yikes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ureshige 1,863 Posted April 16, 2019 Share Posted April 16, 2019 I can't at some of y'all thinking blackface isn't racist Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
puellarum generatio 3,628 Posted April 16, 2019 Share Posted April 16, 2019 europeans haven't been brainwashed yet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delphine 20,871 Posted April 16, 2019 Share Posted April 16, 2019 Good on Twitch for showing no tolerance to that kind of shit. She could have done that Lifeline cosplay without painting her skin at all, but she did it anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Love Drought 182 Posted April 16, 2019 Share Posted April 16, 2019 Sjws strike again stfu you don’t know shit about blackface and how it affected black people lives. it’s not “sjw†dummy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PARADISE.MP3 3,444 Posted April 16, 2019 Share Posted April 16, 2019 Thank you for your input, Chen fan. Pfft edit: I hope the racist Chen apologist who negged me gets their shit together :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swiftswitchsurf 12,276 Posted April 16, 2019 Share Posted April 16, 2019 You can cosplay without applying blackface. It's not like Lifeline isn't one of the most popular characters in Apex Legends. Everybody knows exactly who she is. Doesn't matter what the girl's intentions were. Blackface has been a sticking point for years and years now. Don't fucking do it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoMaLiAk 4,894 Posted April 16, 2019 Share Posted April 16, 2019 it's 2019 come on ppl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aearom 1,071 Posted April 16, 2019 Share Posted April 16, 2019 it is what she deserves Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dramagoddess 2,013 Posted April 16, 2019 Author Share Posted April 16, 2019 What Reddit thinks https://www.reddit.com/r/LivestreamFail/comments/bdx4da/streamer_banned_for_blackface_after_cosplaying/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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