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Just because an ethnic group includes white people, it doesn't mean presenting said ethnic group as white is beyond critique. Presenting a diverse ethnic group as all-white or pale, or any specific way to cater to white supremacy (racism, colorism) is still whitewashing.
Homogenizing Roma as white caters to white supremacy.
Homogenizing black women as light-skinned caters to white supremacy.
Homogenizing Latines as white or light-skinned caters to white supremacy.
Lightening the skin tone or erasing the racial identity of canonically dark-skinned, brown, and/or black characters caters to white supremacy.
Homogenizing entire races and ethnic groups to look one way in the media created THIS:
