Why was this post tagged melanism? Notwithstanding the fact that this condition apparently doesn't even affect humans, nothing here is visibly distinct from what we ordinarily tag as dark_skin. We don't need two different tags for the same thing.

iridescent_slime said:
Why was this post tagged melanism? We don't need two different tags for the same thing.

The original artist has already stated that Mitsuki and Natalia have opposing conditions. As, Natalia has albinism and Mitsuki would have the oposite, therefore, melanism. its an excess of dark pigmentation, maybe very dark skin or simply dark skin would be better used, but i simply wanted to add its term as the creator intended her condition to be.

The artist making it part of their OC's backstory doesn't mean it should have the tag on Danbooru.

gfz said:

The artist making it part of their OC's backstory doesn't mean it should have the tag on Danbooru.

and yet, nobody bats an eye with albino + pale skin? alright.

RdKitsune said:

and yet, nobody bats an eye with albino + pale skin? alright.

Because albinism is not just pale skin, it's pale skin, and blonde-white hair including the eyelashes and eyebrows which makes it visually distinct and therefore a good enough criteria to be a tag.