[ SECRET POST #2469 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #2469 ⌋

Warning: Some secrets are NOT worksafe and may contain SPOILERS.

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Comments

Re: Source?

[erinptah]

Joseph Fink on Twitter: "first time I've seen carlos depicted as anything but white. which is refreshing. I mean, it's right in the name"

(Which ignores the fact that there can be white people named Carlos, but confirms that Night Vale's Carlos is not supposed to be one of them.)

As a bonus, on Cecil: "Getting a lot of emails cuz I guess it says somewhere on tumblr that I said Cecil is white. Don't know where that came from. Never said it."

So they're similarly insistent on keeping Cecil canonically non-racially-identified, no matter what headcanons people come up with.

Re: Source?

[rosehiptea]

I've literally never seen a fanart where Carlos did look white. Maybe because of when I got into the fandom.

(I have to admit that the idea that Carlos is Latino is very firmly entrenched in my brain. Not I guess that his skin is any particular shade of "dark" but that he is definitely Latino. Whereas I have no headcanon about Cecil's race or looks whatsoever except that I don't actually think he has tentacles or a third eye. I don't mind art where he does anyway though.)

Also hi. I don't know if you remember me but hi.

Re: Source?

[erinptah]

Hey there! Nice to see you around =)

I've seen a few white Carloses. Plus a bunch where I can believe the artist was making a good-faith effort, but the poor guy still looks awfully pale. I wouldn't be surprised if it's happening less now -- there's enough good fanart of canon-appearing Carlos to drive the point home.

(I mean, you would think the canon description by itself would be enough, but people can be really good at missing those. Look at all the shock that happened when a black girl was cast as Rue in the Hunger Games, even though that's explicitly in the book...)

For Cecil, I have some pretty strong headcanons -- like the idea that he has medium-brown skin. Thinking about it, though, there's nothing I haven't been willing to set aside for the sake of a given story/drawing. The theory that he appears different to everyone who looks at him ("all the headcanons are correct!") seems totally plausible too.