I agree.
As an aside, I find a good barometer for whether someone is being racist/sexist about the situation to be whether they also complain about Beast Boy, who also has a rather half-hearted and cheap look (bright green hair, rather than bright green skin and greenish-black hair, also a dumb "street-style" rather than a proper uniform). If they do, then they are critiquing creative decisions, which is acceptable. If they don't, or claim that it is 'prefectly fine' when challenged, then they could be a racist and/or sexist troll.
I was definitely concerned about his lack of green skin tone... His hair seems "normal" for Beat Boy... and there is a hint of his traditional red-and-white uniform...so that MIGHT be why we haven't heard as much... I wonder if others were expecting the make up to be added later
One, Beast Boy is played by a Japanese-American actor (Big Hero 6's Ryan Potter), so I'd expect racists to have a problem with him too. (In racist American circles, it's still common to hate Japanese people for Pearl Harbor and WWII, even though that was over 80 years ago.) Two, judging from the poster, it looks like he does have green skin, at least some of the time. It's possible that they filmed him with normal skin tone and used digital effects to turn him green in the final show, which I think is what Star Trek Discovery did with the Orions who appeared in its first-season finale, or so I saw someone claim once.
As someone who is half-Asian, LIKE RYAN POTTER IS, it depends on how you look. He look "white enough" for there not to be a major racist attack.
And the hating Japanese -- they had a major impact on many cultures, such as my dad's... In Indonesia only was willing to tell me about the scar on his leg, attributing it to the Japanese forcing him to sell cookies. I am sure there is more to it than that.
Other things in cultures have lasting effects. If you have any African American friends, tell them how slavery ended twice as long -- 160 years ago -- and LISTEN to what they say.
Hopefully he will be more like the poster rather than the behind the scenes photo (I imagine the longer he can be Out of make up, the better).
As for Starfire, I agree her wig is unappealing, but the good thing about wigs is that they're quite easy to change. Maybe they'll refine her look as the season goes on. And I expect they'll gradually work toward getting her, Gar, and Raven into costumes by season's end.
Yeah...but that should NOT look like a wig... In the beauty supply stores in my community, that type of wig is in the mix... but for STARFIRE, who is an ALIEN, it shouldn't look like a wig... and having an African -American actress wear it... along with a silly fur coat (seems very unlike Tamarans, as opposed to say Andorians) makes her look human.
I still don't see what the big deal is.
if that is the ACTUAL look...it is a bit better. But the orange looks like special effects rather than natural skin color...and the fur coat... see above.
Definitely the worst interpretation out of all of them.
As I recall, the shot in the trailer started out with her looking normal and then engaging her powers. Of course they wouldn't have her eyes and hair lit up 100% of the time, since that would be too expensive.
The eyes would be contact lenses (like in other shows), and she can have an excuse to wear sunglasses a lot, or have other shots away form her eyes.
The hair doesn't need to be lit up... just NOT look like it came from a beauty supply store in an African American neighborhood.
It should look like "alien" hair if possible... or at least much longer and fuller. A natural human brown would work just as well.
She looks like a hooker, which is probably the best suited profession for her.
In my informal poll of African AMerican friends,some variation of that answer was the most popular.
