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Hey! After recent discussions in chat and looking at the general distribution on where representation of different ethnicities lie within DARP itself, I've decided to create this long overdue blog for help with POC models for your characters! This blog will help you find faceclaims of all different ethnicities - it's hard enough to find the perfect model as is and it's even harder when you're trying to find the perfect model for a character that is non-white.

Why is Representation within the Roleplaying Community important?
"...Representation is important because stories have always been one of the most important ways that we teach our children and our peers about the world."

- Tumblr user bitterandcurt

Representation comes in a variety of forms from gender and sexual identity to ethnicities and nationalities. Perhaps overlooked forms of representation are physical disabilities, mental health and those who are either plus-sized or skinnier than average. Most importantly, it is through representation that people can be inspired and told that they can, even if they're surrounded by those who say otherwise. With representation comes a sense of community whereby everyone can feel included rather than excluded due to a lack of representation. For example, naturally if there was no positive representation of those with physical disabilities, we'd be more likely as individuals to treat them differently as that's what they are to us - different.

On the most basic level, seeing someone who looks similar to you or shares qualities with you makes it easier to connect with them. As I mentioned above, seeing someone like you on a big screen doing heroic actions might just inspire you to lead your life the same way. A recent example of positive representation is Black Panther; children of African descent have positive characters that represent them, rather than trying to see themselves in the paler figures such as Anna and Elsa from Frozen (tbt the Halloweens where it'd just be those two over and over again.)

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Some Helpful Links
Below I am going to link a ton of resources to help you find some POC faceclaims. Accumulated through all of these links there'll be more than enough options to choose from and thus there's no excuse.