April 2013
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Hey Guise!
BRHood: SUBMIT FOR OC HOUR!
SUBMIT FOR OC HOUR!
SUBMIT FOR OC HOUR!
SUBMIT FOR OC HOUR!
SUBMIT FOR OC HOUR!
SUBMIT FOR OC HOUR!
SUBMIT FOR OC HOUR!
SUBMIT FOR OC HOUR!
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theelectricrose said: Maybe you can make this post a separate page like the ones linked at the top of your blog? It’d make it so that you don’t have to keep posting it.
BRHood: I’d have to look into that with a mod because I suck at html and all that junk and have no idea how to do it.
But I repost it as a way to remind people we’re still trying to get this going and to SUBMIT...
rocmegamanx asked: I have to clear something up...I actually AM a person of color. I just neglected to mention it in the original blog entry.
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OC HOUR: Rules and Regulations
BRHood: Reposting AGAIN. The premise is that we support people working on original stories, comics, webseries, films, and other medias to share their story. We want to support PoC who are working every day on making our entertainment less whitewashed, as well as get some attention to overlooked writers, comics, artists, etc.
So here is how this will go. Every week, I will select one person whose...
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brhood:
Why I Never Smile (An Ode to Shadeism)
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hotmamayousofine69 asked: Hey, so I'm an asian writing a sci-fi novel with a latina/black heroine - is there anything I should avoid? although the race isn't central to the plot, like, AT ALL, should I just stick to writing what I know? Thanks in advance! ;x
rocmegamanx asked: I wanted to apologize for freaking out the way I did in that one blog entry. I just wanted to pre-emptively avoid offending people or having any drawings deemed problematic. It only takes one bad thing, especially on the Internet, to ruin someone forever and I just hope this incident wasn't that "one bad thing".
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DAMN, LAY OFF THE BLEACH: I'm scared that I'm... →
rocmegamanx:
rocmegamanx:
I really want to draw again, but I feel like I can’t, because…well, one reason is that I don’t want to offend or disgust anybody.
Why do you think blogs like LayOffTheBleach or Escher Girls exist? Because they get offended by art that’s either white-washed(i.e. racist) or has…
I just read this response again, and you have a point. Maybe I should just draw and be...
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I'm scared that I'm losing the urge to draw
rocmegamanx:
I really want to draw again, but I feel like I can’t, because…well, one reason is that I don’t want to offend or disgust anybody.
Why do you think blogs like LayOffTheBleach or Escher Girls exist? Because they get offended by art that’s either white-washed(i.e. racist) or has sexy women in it(i.e. sexist, misogynistic, etc.). There are a lot of bad art blogs on Tumblr too. I have...
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cereal-murder said: but haven’t you guys linked to deviantart before?
BRHood: Not since our return I don’t believe. And if we have, it was a mistake. It’s a new rule we started a month ago after coming off hiatus.
Here’s a link if you missed it.
soso-surprise asked: did you see in season 5 of hetalia they actually gave countries like Seychelles Egypt and Turkey their skin colour!
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ssuperhero said: But that’s so limiting and you lose literal tons of potential offenses. :( What if we repost it to our blogs on Tumblr (with credit) and then submit it? I know there’s a reason for everything, so why was this new rule put in place?
BRHood: The point of only reblogging from tumblr is that the artists drawing it will KNOW what’s happening. It doesn’t make sense to post...
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Guise, please.
BRHood:
“Any whitewashed or Fanart Friday artwork from a site other than tumblr will be deleted, no exceptions.”
We’re serious about this. Please do not submit things that are not on tumblr.
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Are We Making a Difference?
BRHood: I just went into the Korra tag to see if anyone was posting any whitewashed fanart we could address.
And there was very little of it. I don’t know if maybe I just searched at a good time or what. The only few whitewashed ones were either “works in progress” (so there is a chance for someone to go back and add color, so I didn’t see the point in addressing it now)...
nosuchstuff asked: Have you looked at vastderp's Brainbent Homestuck AU? Besides from being fiendishly clever, it's also very inclusive, with humanized characters of several races (and body types and sexualities!) It's just a good place to see non-whitewashed Homestuck art.
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OC Hour: Rules and Regulations
BRHood: Reposting this per request. And to add a few things. The premise is that we support people working on original stories, comics, webseries, films, and other medias to share their story. We want to support PoC who are working every day on making our entertainment less whitewashed, as well as get some attention to overlooked writers, comics, artists, etc.
So here is how this will go. Every...
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New Rules and Regulations
damnlayoffthebleach:
Hello there, mod Bobby (the nightowl of the group) here to lay down the new laws for submissions to damnlayoffthebleach. Everyone won’t be pleased by these new rules, I understand that, but I seriously gave a lot of thought to this and this is what needs to happen to insure (ensure??? shit) that we don’t get overwhelmed again.
We are no longer accepting submissions from any...
desirsecret asked: br you are literally the most adorable person in the world, i did a double take when you said you were nearly 22 because from the moment you started talking you had this little cherubic little sister vibe and i just wanted to hug you and beat up the bullies and just. i respect you.
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Quoting myself because it's relevant to an...
moniquill:
Where is it that your piece is set that there just aren’t any POC there? I mean, I’m sure there are places like that. Wherever it is that white people fly to when they take white flight comes to mind. Maybe you’re writing a story set in a gated community in the suburbs of Portland (Ranked Whitest city in the US based on census data!) Maybe you’re writing a story with a very limited...
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theblacksmithsdaughter asked: Hi I am an African American writer working with a white comic book artist. Can I submit for our comic?
March 2013
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DLOTB STILL NEEDS SUBMISSIONS FOR OC HOUR!
BRHood: I feel bad that we’e YET to get this going, but until we get submissions, we can’t. I’m believing that you guys are working endlessly to get some material ready to submit, so please get them to us as soon as possible! Thanks in advance!
therealbitchpudding asked: What are your opinions of the anime "Magi: the labyrinth of magic"? It's supposed to be an anime version of Arabian Nights (but not really) but all the characters are pasty white, there are a few characters with light tans but that's it. I've seen a lot of people defend this, saying that it's not racist because it's anime, because it's fantasy, because there...
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lissyofeigengrau asked: RE: Jem's whitewashing - yes, Jem is visibly Chinese - but the fact that in canon the drug he takes has made his hair and eyes silver and his skin paler, plus the fact that he is half white (therefore he could TOTALLY be played as a white guy!1!) means that the fandom keeps on whitewashing him, ew. Thankfully the author, spoke out against whitewashing with one of her other Asian characters,...
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