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The second explanation for the trope posits why (predominantly Japanese) artists are “appropriating features from the exotic other”, and so what was added - “how white people *see themselves*” - doesn’t seem to make sense, as the artists themselves aren’t white, and so are very unlikely to be projecting how another race sees themselves into their own work, but rather how *they* see said other race (remember, this is a speculative explanation as to why the artists apply features and colourings unassociated with their own race). The paragraph then goes on to explain why this may have occurred (the post-War Eurocentric fashion/beauty industry etc).
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The second explanation for the trope posits why (predominantly Japanese) artists are “appropriating features from the exotic other”, and so what was added - “how white people *see themselves*” - doesn’t seem to make sense, as the artists themselves aren’t white, and so are very unlikely to be projecting how another race sees themselves into their own work, but rather how *they* see said other race (remember, this is a speculative explanation as to why the artists apply features and colourings unassociated with their own race). The paragraph then goes on to explain why this may have occurred (the pervasiveness of the post-War Eurocentric fashion/beauty industry etc).
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In terms of your second sentence, added as a conclusion, the note on features and the phrase \
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In terms of your second sentence, added as a conclusion, the note on features and the phrase \\\"subset of people\\\" is too narrow. Most Westerners that aren\\\'t immersed in the world of manga/anime and its conventions would look at, say, Naruto, and come to the understandable conclusion that he\\\'s a young white boy due to his features and colouring. I don\\\'t see that only a \\\"subset\\\" of people would come to this conclusion, but rather *anyone* less familiar than anime/manga fans might be with the medium and its artistic conventions.
I\\\'d suggest that the concluding sentence of this paragraph already conveys what you\\\'re trying to express, but in a way that\\\'s a little more understanding of the layman:
\\\"Western societies tend to view ethnic Caucasian features as \\\"default\\\" or \\\"featureless\\\", so when they see unrealistic depictions of humans they subconsciously assume the depiction \\\"looks white\\\" unless there\\\'s specific racial stereotypes attached.\\\"
Adding anything after this is labouring the point, I feel.
I hope that helps,
Lex
I\\\'d suggest that the concluding sentence of this paragraph already conveys what you\\\'re trying to express, but in a way that\\\'s a little more understanding of the layman:
\\\"Western societies tend to view ethnic Caucasian features as \\\"default\\\" or \\\"featureless\\\", so when they see unrealistic depictions of humans they subconsciously assume the depiction \\\"looks white\\\" unless there\\\'s specific racial stereotypes attached.\\\"
Adding anything after this is labouring the point, I feel.
I hope that helps,
Lex
