blackwashing

The practice of changing the race of a character or person to black is often labeled as a means for white individuals to alleviate guilt about whitewashing. However, this assertion is inaccurate. White people often face discrimination from other racial groups and are frequently seen as the "default race." Both whitewashing and blackwashing are detrimental and should be avoided.

Person 1: "Changing character's race because white people are dumb and will never be able to understand how racism feels like, LOL!"

Person 2: "That's blackwashing and racist. Stop it."

by epic02284 August 2, 2024

Blackwashing

A term that doesn’t actually exist. Whitewashing and blackwashing are not the same thing, one has history the other one doesn’t. One is done with bad intentions the other isn’t. Black people may change a characters race due to poor representation in anime

Person 1: *changes a character’s race to be black*

Person 2 (usually white): Thats blackwashing!! 😢

by anonymous May 28, 2024

blackwashing

When a character, usually in anime, is turned black by people making fan art.

"Blackwashing isn't a thing and if you think do you're racist."
"But you literally just made Killua black, that's blackwashing"

by Mr restless December 10, 2024

Blackwashing

Blackwashing is an internet term made by racist 4chan and reddit users made out of retaliation towards black people where you make an existing character Black. But the intent behind it was made by black people to expressed their love for the character make them look like them especially around times where they either never had representation or representation was racist, or no thought put into. Do not confuse it with whitewashing or compare it Because whitewashing affects people in real life causing them death or generational trauma. (Open a history book)

"That's blackwashing"

by Apple_mist March 15, 2026