Hypeness

O cartunista Tyron Handy, dos Estados Unidos, não se sentia representado pelos desenhos animados que via quando era criança. Negro, ele decidiu redesenhar alguns de seus personagens preferidos para lançar uma luz sobre a falta de representatividade na mídia.

“A maioria dos personagens negros dos desenhos são estereotipados ou são apenas os melhores amigos de um personagem principal branco”, disse o artista ao Buzzfeed.

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It's #Thursday right 👀 PowerPuff Girls!!!! What would you name them? #Throwback . . . . . . #art #artist #drawings #cartoons #cartoonnetwork #nickelodeon #powerpuffgirls #blackgirlmagic #blackgirls #blackgirlsrock #sketchbook #90skid #throwbackthursday

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Tyron é cartunista e ilustrador de livros infantis. Ele espera abrir seu próprio estúdio de desenhos animados no futuro, para que personagens negros sejam vistos com mais frequência nas telas.

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#ThrowBack . . Family time 😳 . . . . . #thesimpsons #familyguy #bobsburgers #rickandmorty #us #getout #jordanpeele #cartoons #drawings #sketchbook #art #procreate

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As criações do artista são divulgadas através do Instagram @studio_total_onyx_ há cerca de quatro anos. Hoje, o artista já reuniu um séquito de mais de 40 mil seguidores, sempre ansiosos pelas versões negras dos personagens que fizeram parte da infância de todos nós.

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#ThrowBack!!! Scooby Dooby Doooooo!!!! 😂😂😂 I used to watch Scooby Doo every day lol one of my all time favorite cartoon shows I watched growing up. . . . . . . #art #drawings #cartoons #cartoon #cartoonist #cartoonnetwork #scoobydoo #spongebob #disney #Nickelodeon #procreate

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So I was supposed to draw the All Grown Up version of the Black Rugrats a few days ago, but I decided to redesign a few of the characters lol so until I’m ready to post the finished project here’s another sneak peak 👀 baby Tommy and teen Tommy lol . . . #rugrats #allgrownup #nick #nicktoons #nickjr #nickelodeon #cartoons #cartoon #art #artist #draw #procreate #ipadpro

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What do you think is on Haniyah’s (black helga) mind when she catches Andre with a new girl Becky 👀 . . . #nickelodeon #cartoons #heyarnold #90s #art #drawing #nicktoons #ipad #procreate #funny #relationships #cheating #becky

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I spoke it into EXISTENCE! I remember a few months ago back in April I made a post about what if Ariel was black and now I find out that the new live action movie is gonna star a black Ariel 😮 I'm extra excited to see it 🙌 lol . . . . #myariel #ariel #littlemermaid #hallebailey #disney #cartoons #mermaids #mermay #draw #art #blackgirlsrock

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Hey Andre!! I've been holding onto this drawing for a few weeks now and finally decided to post it lol Andre about to get his ankles broken 👀😭😭 . . #art #cartoons #drawings #sketchbook #rugrats #nickelodeon #cartoonnetwork #spongebob #stevenuniverse #procreate #draw #90skids #90s

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It's been like 2 weeks since I posted new artwork 😔 here's something I've been saving for y'all 👀 I just watched the Flinstones live action movie this weekend too 😂😂😂 #art #cartoon #cartoons #cartoonist #cartoonnetwork #draw #drawings #procreate #ipadpro #flinstones #theflinstones #fruitypebbles #snowbunny

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The Rugrats are back.. And they are BLACK!! lol I wish 😂😂 this came out really good tho 🔥💯🔥 #art #cartoons #drawings #sketchbook #rugrats #nickelodeon #cartoonnetwork #spongebob #stevenuniverse #procreate #draw #90skids #90s

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