2P Skin Color

[Lauront]

Imagine trying to argue that a character is 'tan' as opposed to brown, as if tanned people don't appear as a shade of brown.

The difference is one is temporary and induced by the sun, the other is not. When some people try to insinuate it is about race, the distinction also becomes more relevant to point out, since obviously getting a tan (or removing it) does not change that. Then, there is the fact that this is an android.

I'm going to throw it out there, but fair skin for centuries in Japan has been considered a sign of beauty, I think we are talking as far back at 10th century AD. If I were to hazard a guess, if it was an artist deliberately doing it, I don't think the intention is racially motivated or an attempt to white wash a character. Japanese characters are so often depicted by the Japanese as having fairer skin than Japanese people tend to in the real world. It could well be because of this cultural difference.

Exactly.

*snip*

Spot on.

[Saefinn]

I suppose on the tan comments. In parts of the west, having darker or tan skin is a sign of beauty, hence so many get tans for vanity reasons. So I guess not so crazy for the Japanese to have the reverse. And it's not just the Japanese, I believe its the same in South Korea and China. Fairer skin free of blemishes.

I get that white washing is a thing, before anything thinks I'm defending whitewashing. But I also am aware there's also a cultural difference here that could be a plausible explanation.