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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…â€

 

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

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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. 

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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.

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