Yeah the 1:1 recreation thing is seen as a way to show how much a person loves the character. That said some Japanese users did see the image of that one black man who cosplayed as Patchouli and thought it was awesome, so I think it just depends on the person.
日本的朋友,我想问你们一个问题。
日本居酒屋挂出「Japanese Language Only」,只接待能说日语的顾客。
如果中国餐厅也挂出「Chinese Language Only」,只接待能说中文的顾客。
日本人会觉得这是正常经营,还是不尊重外国游客?
同样的规则,放在中日两国,你们会用同一个标准评价吗?
People are too stupid to differentiate between painting your face black, and "blackface"
"Blackface" is a style of makeup meant to mock black Americans.
Painting your face black isn't automatically *blackface"