The Whitewashing of Susie Carmichael

This is a screencap from Rugrats Season 8, by which Susie had an established color palette. 

In the All Grown Up spin-off, Susie’s hair had been noticeably lightened, as had her skin to a lesser degree, though there isn’t a strong amount of whitewashing there. 

However, by season 2, her skin was drastically lightened, and her hair became a light reddish brown, as opposed to its original near black. This color palette became the standard for all of the following seasons. 

For comparison, let’s look at Angelica’s color palette:

As you can see, although her colors experience minor changes, they more or less remain static. It’s clear that Susie’s fluctuate to a much greater degree.