Elias picked up his brush. He didn't just want to "swap" a color; he wanted to understand the character anew. He realized that Alaric’s "stoicism" didn't have to be a cold, northern frost. In Jace’s expression, it was a quiet, enduring strength—the kind that comes from a heritage of survival.
: Critics often argue it can erase original representations or feel like "pandering" rather than creating original Black stories. blackwash
: Many viewers see it as a vital way to provide role models for historically overlooked communities . Elias picked up his brush
Whitewashing v. Blackwashing - Open Works - The College of Wooster In Jace’s expression, it was a quiet, enduring
: Unlike "whitewashing," which has a long history of exclusion, many argue that blackwashing serves a different social function by adding diversity to existing narratives.
He looked at his original sketches of Alaric—a man who looked like Elias’s own grandfather. Then he looked at the screen of his tablet, where the studio had sent over the first costume test photos.