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In honour of Black History Month, cosplayers across social media platforms are participating in #28DaysOfBlackCosplay, including Instagram star Kiera Please.
The 21-year-old Virginia native has taken the Internet by storm with her cool costumes, and we're not just talking about the time she did Storm from X-Men. Whether she takes on anime or American cartoon characters, her ability to transform into any of the famous characters she chooses is truly awe-inspiring.
Kiera is participating in a hashtag challenge created by fellow cosplayer Chaka Cumberbatch that aims to break down racism in the cosplay community. The challenge is a celebration of multiracial talent and promotes equality and inclusion for everyone interested in cosplay, especially young people of color who may otherwise feel unwelcome. Check out her best cosplay looks so far below!
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#1
Melpomene From Hercules
Ronja Rövardotter 8 years ago
Wow she is beautiful :-) She makes even more beautiful Melpomene than the original :-)
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#2
Kida Nedakh From Atlantis: The Lost Empire
Stacey Weaver 8 years ago
Well... Turns out I am not as heterosexual as I thought I was when I started this article. Sweet!
#3
Hermione From Harry Potter
Daniel Yates 8 years ago
J.K approved both black H in stage play and white H in the films. Take a leaf from her, it's irrelevant.
Rachel Eve Lundell 8 years ago
BEFORE YOU COMPLAIN THAT HERMIONE IS WHITE: The books never say, they just say she has brown eyes and bushy hair
Beannguaq Øksnebjerg 8 years ago
The Hermione from the books could easily be black, or be anything but Caucasian for that matter. She makes for a beautiful Hermione, fitting the vague descriptions well (after she corrected her teeth after the failed polyjuice elixir mind you)
Kameron Freeman 8 years ago
In the stage play approved by the original author of the Harry Potter books Hermione is black.
Aegon VI Targaryen 8 years ago
kickass hermione, honestly. love the books and she looks on point, i can totally see her now when i read it again :P
Francesca Walls 8 years ago
Although I think this Herminone is anazing!! And Black Herminone should so be a thing, it does say in the books 'Herminone's white face was sticking out from behind a tree' so make of that what you will, I just think JKR was trying to get brownie points when the majority of her cast is white. Either way this woman looks amazing!
Francesca Walls 8 years ago
*Hermione *amazing (my phone decided to make me even more dyslexic than i am)
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Catherina Fijalkauskaite 8 years ago
Honestly, the 'black' Hermione (as people flipped out for the casting in the play) looks SO much closer to the description in the books!
Camilla Koutsos 8 years ago
I actually thought she was black when I read the books, so this makes so much sense.
Camilla Koutsos 8 years ago
I actually thought Hermione was black until the movies came out anyway. This makes way more sense to me.
Little letitia 8 years ago
Also, when i hear/ read the words 'trust me im NOT a racist' 9.9 times out of ten it's followed up with a racist comment
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Sarai Phillips 8 years ago
Actually she is per the new book and play. JK never said she was white in the books the movies did
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Stacey Weaver 8 years ago
How the f**k is it racist? Please stop before you humiliate yourself and your loved ones further.
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#4
Nani Pelekai From Lilo & Stitch
#5
Beret Girl From An Extremely Goofy Movie
#6
Chel From The Road To El Dorado
#7
Garnet From Steven Universe
#8
Korra From The Legend Of Korra
#9
Sadness From Inside Out
#11
Lana Kane From Archer
#12
Storm From X-Men
Aegon VI Targaryen 8 years ago
other than the hair, brilliant! would've loved if she could've matched the pic's one
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Louise Belcher From Bob's Burgers
#14
Tzipporah From The Prince Of Egypt
#15
Penny Proud From The Proud Family
#16
Stevonnie From Steven Universe
#17
Lottie Person From Snotgirl
#18
Juuzou Suzuya From Tokyo Ghoul
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Willowsprite 8 years ago
"Racial boundaries"? Since when? From everything I've seen of cosplay anyone and everyone is accepted, no matter their skin colour. It's fun that she's doing this, but why do we always have to bring up race?
Carolyn Choate 8 years ago
That's not the case at all. Many Black people are discriminated against in cosplay. I've seen people be vicious about it! It should be an accepting community, but it is not always. I think most Black cosplayers have been told that they can't do it because of their skin color.
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Amy Ramos 8 years ago
I've never seen or heard it. I've only seen people get upset if a Caucasian person cosplay a character that's not white, some people get offened...
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Clare Armstrong 8 years ago
Does the headline need to say she is a black cosplayer? Didn't realize it said that when I clicked the link from FB (I was drawn in by pics) but I don't see how her skin color is information needed in the title. She's awesome and her cosplays are amazing- no need to mention her race.
Viviane Katz 8 years ago
It's Black History Month. Personally, it's fine by me. :)
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Raju Sesharaj 8 years ago
Truth be told she looks hot in most photos. She fits perfectly in most cosplays
Carolyn Choate 8 years ago
The part where many Black cosplayers are told they can't or shouldn't cosplay because of their skin color. It happens a lot!
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Arushi Mahadeva 4 years ago
i'm indian and have dark skin and that makes me hesitant about wanting to cosplay so this just boosted my morale. :D
carolyn kramer 8 years ago
Racial boundaries? Really. Everything is about race. All these cartoons of different races. Where are these "boundaries " ?
Stanley Corr 8 years ago
I love how she's breaking the racial boundaries of cosplay that don't exist... Like damn she's not even black - I've seen white girls with a darker tan than her. It's hilarious that a lot of the characters she's cosplaying as have much darker skin that her yet she's the "black" girl "breaking boundaries". All that aside though she is actually really good.
Hayden Brookfield 8 years ago
Ive never heard of anyone in cosplay treating anyone differently for their race. Kind of an odd subject for the article to be about her race. But she has some good cosplay. That extremely goofy movie cosplay got me in love <3
Jack Duncan 8 years ago
breaking racial boundries by cosplaying mostly black characters? also when did race ever affect cosplay?
Janet Johnson Jones 8 years ago
A lot of the discrimination comes from within the Black Community when it comes to Cosplay. Like oh that's some s**t only white people do. Why you wanna be white? I have heard this soooo many times from my own people when we dare to do anything that hasn''t been designated as Black.
Carolyn Choate 8 years ago
Yes, racism does happen in cosplay. Check out what this woman was told... https://twitter.com/allegriana/status/834851014046015488
Skye Martinez 8 years ago
I like how the article doesn't specify how she's breaking the boundaries. By cosplaying and using her natural skin tone? I mean granted some of her cosplays are characters that aren't canonly black, but this isn't like some OH S**T THIS IS A NEW THING!!!! Going by this, POC cosplayers are always 'breaking the racial boundaries of cosplay' whenever we cosplay a character that isn't canonly a POC. <.<
Megan Greenwell 8 years ago
My favorite one is sadness from inside out. I think that one was done very well and she pulled off the blue hair.
Mike Thompson 8 years ago
First of all good for her! Secondly what racial boundaries? Why do you have to try to twist something and wonderful and accepting as cosplay into something ugly, it's not. There are no racial boundaries in cosplay.
Line Ravnsgaard 8 years ago
I don't see how she's breaking barriers or anything. I mean, her cosplays are amazing and she looks really good in them, but i don't see what barriers she supposedly breaks?
Jenni Arpalahti 8 years ago
I think I'm in love with her :O 10 points for doing Tzipporah, I've never seen anyone cosplay her before
Laura Milde 8 years ago
Soooo toll! Ich habe gar nicht das Gefühl, dass die Kostümen den Figuren nachempfunden sind, sondern das man diese Cosplayerin gesehen hat und dann die Figuren gezeichnet hat! Total klasse ^^*
Laura Milde 8 years ago
Sooooo toooll! Ich habe das Gefühl, die Kostüme sind nicht den Figuren nachempfunden, sondern man hat die Figuren gezeichnet nachdem man diese Cosplayerin gesehen hat!!!! Total tooooll^^***
Gehtdich Nixan 8 years ago
I clearly call this b******t. 1) If she is a Virginia native, she is maybe a powhatan, a nottaway, a meherrin, a monacan or a saponi, but surely not a "black" 2) Cosplayers normaly give a s**t about race, body shape or talent, I also see some handicapped people cosplaying and everyone is nice and friendly. I just speak for my european experience, but cosplayers don't think in race boundries or something like that. Maybe it's an american thing. And well, fighting racism by choosing only colored characters? Not really clever.
ivan bolitekurac 8 years ago
Usually the skin color is not important,and now suddenly it is??I see she is black,don't need to put it in the title.Not sure why there should be a boundary cross if a black person tries to dress up like some cartoon character?Wtf??
Anna Sheridan 8 years ago
Like a lot of this cosplay stuff, I think it objectifies women in too many instances with it being too overtly sexual.
Israel Martinez 8 years ago
Cosplay tends to be one of those unifying and inclusive type of activities ... yes, more Blacks, women, Muslims, etc. that have marginalized elsewhere and were a minority, even in cosplay are joining the ranks, but the headline makes it sound cosplay was something only a select group of people took a part in ...
Paul George Lewis 8 years ago
Legit question. Is nani considered black? Also, the last one didn't strike me very well. Idk just don't have the body for it.
Arty 8 years ago
she is considered #9A3C2B...if you want a specific classification
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IRefuseToBePoliticallyCorrect 8 years ago
And Bored Panda again in the line of racial wars. Watch on Youtube opinion of Morgan Freeman about black history month. It's cheap propaganda and anti-white war by bored banda.
Willowsprite 8 years ago
"Racial boundaries"? Since when? From everything I've seen of cosplay anyone and everyone is accepted, no matter their skin colour. It's fun that she's doing this, but why do we always have to bring up race?
Carolyn Choate 8 years ago
That's not the case at all. Many Black people are discriminated against in cosplay. I've seen people be vicious about it! It should be an accepting community, but it is not always. I think most Black cosplayers have been told that they can't do it because of their skin color.
Load More Replies... Amy Ramos 8 years ago
I've never seen or heard it. I've only seen people get upset if a Caucasian person cosplay a character that's not white, some people get offened...
Load More Replies... Clare Armstrong 8 years ago
Does the headline need to say she is a black cosplayer? Didn't realize it said that when I clicked the link from FB (I was drawn in by pics) but I don't see how her skin color is information needed in the title. She's awesome and her cosplays are amazing- no need to mention her race.
Viviane Katz 8 years ago
It's Black History Month. Personally, it's fine by me. :)
Load More Replies... Raju Sesharaj 8 years ago
Truth be told she looks hot in most photos. She fits perfectly in most cosplays
Carolyn Choate 8 years ago
The part where many Black cosplayers are told they can't or shouldn't cosplay because of their skin color. It happens a lot!
Load More Replies... Arushi Mahadeva 4 years ago
i'm indian and have dark skin and that makes me hesitant about wanting to cosplay so this just boosted my morale. :D
carolyn kramer 8 years ago
Racial boundaries? Really. Everything is about race. All these cartoons of different races. Where are these "boundaries " ?
Stanley Corr 8 years ago
I love how she's breaking the racial boundaries of cosplay that don't exist... Like damn she's not even black - I've seen white girls with a darker tan than her. It's hilarious that a lot of the characters she's cosplaying as have much darker skin that her yet she's the "black" girl "breaking boundaries". All that aside though she is actually really good.
Hayden Brookfield 8 years ago
Ive never heard of anyone in cosplay treating anyone differently for their race. Kind of an odd subject for the article to be about her race. But she has some good cosplay. That extremely goofy movie cosplay got me in love <3
Jack Duncan 8 years ago
breaking racial boundries by cosplaying mostly black characters? also when did race ever affect cosplay?
Janet Johnson Jones 8 years ago
A lot of the discrimination comes from within the Black Community when it comes to Cosplay. Like oh that's some s**t only white people do. Why you wanna be white? I have heard this soooo many times from my own people when we dare to do anything that hasn''t been designated as Black.
Carolyn Choate 8 years ago
Yes, racism does happen in cosplay. Check out what this woman was told... https://twitter.com/allegriana/status/834851014046015488
Skye Martinez 8 years ago
I like how the article doesn't specify how she's breaking the boundaries. By cosplaying and using her natural skin tone? I mean granted some of her cosplays are characters that aren't canonly black, but this isn't like some OH S**T THIS IS A NEW THING!!!! Going by this, POC cosplayers are always 'breaking the racial boundaries of cosplay' whenever we cosplay a character that isn't canonly a POC. <.<
Megan Greenwell 8 years ago
My favorite one is sadness from inside out. I think that one was done very well and she pulled off the blue hair.
Mike Thompson 8 years ago
First of all good for her! Secondly what racial boundaries? Why do you have to try to twist something and wonderful and accepting as cosplay into something ugly, it's not. There are no racial boundaries in cosplay.
Line Ravnsgaard 8 years ago
I don't see how she's breaking barriers or anything. I mean, her cosplays are amazing and she looks really good in them, but i don't see what barriers she supposedly breaks?
Jenni Arpalahti 8 years ago
I think I'm in love with her :O 10 points for doing Tzipporah, I've never seen anyone cosplay her before
Laura Milde 8 years ago
Soooo toll! Ich habe gar nicht das Gefühl, dass die Kostümen den Figuren nachempfunden sind, sondern das man diese Cosplayerin gesehen hat und dann die Figuren gezeichnet hat! Total klasse ^^*
Laura Milde 8 years ago
Sooooo toooll! Ich habe das Gefühl, die Kostüme sind nicht den Figuren nachempfunden, sondern man hat die Figuren gezeichnet nachdem man diese Cosplayerin gesehen hat!!!! Total tooooll^^***
Gehtdich Nixan 8 years ago
I clearly call this b******t. 1) If she is a Virginia native, she is maybe a powhatan, a nottaway, a meherrin, a monacan or a saponi, but surely not a "black" 2) Cosplayers normaly give a s**t about race, body shape or talent, I also see some handicapped people cosplaying and everyone is nice and friendly. I just speak for my european experience, but cosplayers don't think in race boundries or something like that. Maybe it's an american thing. And well, fighting racism by choosing only colored characters? Not really clever.
ivan bolitekurac 8 years ago
Usually the skin color is not important,and now suddenly it is??I see she is black,don't need to put it in the title.Not sure why there should be a boundary cross if a black person tries to dress up like some cartoon character?Wtf??
Anna Sheridan 8 years ago
Like a lot of this cosplay stuff, I think it objectifies women in too many instances with it being too overtly sexual.
Israel Martinez 8 years ago
Cosplay tends to be one of those unifying and inclusive type of activities ... yes, more Blacks, women, Muslims, etc. that have marginalized elsewhere and were a minority, even in cosplay are joining the ranks, but the headline makes it sound cosplay was something only a select group of people took a part in ...
Paul George Lewis 8 years ago
Legit question. Is nani considered black? Also, the last one didn't strike me very well. Idk just don't have the body for it.
Arty 8 years ago
she is considered #9A3C2B...if you want a specific classification
Load More Replies... IRefuseToBePoliticallyCorrect 8 years ago
And Bored Panda again in the line of racial wars. Watch on Youtube opinion of Morgan Freeman about black history month. It's cheap propaganda and anti-white war by bored banda.
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