Ok, please don’t kill me for asking this…

I’m black, and I wanna do an Afrocentric cosplay of Jeff, the Killer. I’m planning on getting dreads or braids for it, but I also thought about maybe doing some Vitiligo-type makeup for it. but idk if that’s okay to do or if that’s offensive.

I don’t have vitiligo, I never did. The reason I ask if it’s okay to imitate this is because Jeff the Killer is canonically a burn victim due to either fire or chemicals. Sometimes, if you have dark skin and get burned like that, you’ll have white patches left behind once the skin heals which look a lot like Vitiligo. I’m unsure of what lines can and cannot be crossed when it comes to doing theatrical/character makeup other than “don’t do blackface”

Im autistic, so if some of the stuff i say is offensive just be aware that wasn’t my intention, thanks!

  • CaptDust@sh.itjust.works
    16·
    20 days ago

    I think it sounds like a cool spin on the character and you should do it. You’re not faking vitiligo, you’re faking burns, and I agree with your assessment that skin will look like that while healing… chances of anyone getting upset about this seems low.

        • AwkwardLookMonkeyPuppet@lemmy.worldEnglish
          61·
          20 days ago

          Not really. I guess it can seem that way if you’re young, but it wasn’t always like this. This attitude didn’t start until the web went mainstream.

            • AwkwardLookMonkeyPuppet@lemmy.worldEnglish
              2·
              19 days ago

              That’s talking about children not meeting the standards of previous generations, which is a different sentiment than someone always getting offended by the most mundane things.

          • gamermanh@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
            3·
            20 days ago

            violently spasms while staring deeply and directly into your soul

            SAME AS IT EVER WAS!

            (also I think you should totally do it, if anyone’s too dumb to at least ASK what your outfit is given context before getting mad is the problem, not you trying to do a cool thing that someone might mistake for another thing, especially since Jeff is a pretty recognizable character)

      • Cock_Inspecting_Asexual@lemmy.worldOP
        52·
        20 days ago

        I’m curious what they’d call me if I am being offensive.

        Ableist? - I got severe learning disabilities Racist? - ??? … I ran out of 'ism words