I've had some people tell me that there wasn't any blackface in ep1, or that they don't see it and think it was unintentional, that it was just the ink, etc. China, having a lesser Black population and a different culture as to compared to Western countries, really doesn't excuse it. It's also not like they are living on the moon and that there is no chance for them to ever know that this is mocking Black people, especially because it also influences their stance in colourism.
I hope you can all just learn and accept that there was something done wrong here, that's really the only thing I wish for. I don't even expect anyone to drop now and boycott this, just to raise your awareness for things like this when they happen.
Please, let's not assume that the people involved with and in this scene didn't know what was happening, they may all have a different reason why they had a hand in it or why it wasn't stopped, but it's really too obvious.
It's really not to deny.
Edit:
Guys, really. I would criticize this scene if she was simply wearing coal mask, or IF it was only the ink.
Let me give you a different picture that wouldn't have been problematic: sunglasses.
She could've simply worn sunglasses instead of the eye patches, and it wouldn't be blackface anymore.
However, for her disguise they not only chose the ink - which in itself wouldn't be problematic, but they also had to include the eye patches, and they left a wider space for her lips, so that they appear bigger. It's the combination of all three of those that make it blackface.
China has a history of blackface that is used to mock Black people for their darker skin tone. They are not new to the concept of blackface, and this scene was intentionally written and created to reproduce this image.
And also, white face does not exist, because nobody is mocking white people or people of lighter skin for being white or fair. Every "white face" done by Black people are truly just criticism of blackface, because it shows how ridiculous it is when white people do it.
Just one of the many articles on Blackface and anti-Black racism in China:
https://www.hrw.org/news/2021/02/18/covid-blackface-tv-chinas-racism-problem-runs-deep