A Perth father has shared an image of his son dressed as Ben Cousins, complete with white powder on his nose, as a way to urge the community to "lighten up" after last week's Nic Naitanui 'blackface' scandal.

In an almost polar opposite response to the Perth mother who became too scared to leave her home when she gave her son 'blackface' to look like his AFL idol Nic Naitanui, the dad has been treated to more than 18,000 likes for his son's photo on Facebook.

View photos The little boy with powder on his nose. Source: Facebook More

The dad posted his son's picture online and slammed the public for its treatment of the little Nic Nat boy.

"To put all the butt hurt people at ease - (my son) had no idea why he had flour on his nose and I told him to act silly and I got the pic," the father posted.

"It's a pi** take because of the Nic Nat issue - lighten up."

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Another parent has taken to social media to defend the mother who tried to dress her son as Nic Naitanui, sharing a photo of her child with "white face".

"Not once did anyone say anything when I painted my black daughter white three years ago," the mother posted online.

View photos The little girl whose face was painted white to look like Cat in the Hat. Source: Facebook More

"We need to stop the double standards, a hero is a hero!

"I feel proud as a black woman that this little boy and his mum felt proud to colour himself black, and that being black is actually cool."

The mother's post, which has been shared almost 7000 times across social media, already has more than 18,000 likes.

Last Friday the little boy at the centre of the 'blackface' scandal said he was too upset to go to school after the backlash he and his family received.

View photos The little boy who tried to look like Nic Nat. Source: Facebook More

Eagles star Ben Cousins experienced a dramatic fall from grace where he was forced to resign from the West Coast captaincy after fleeing a booze bus before being delisted by West Coast just a year later.

Cousins' battle with recreational drug use has been widely reported, with the Brownlow Medallist attending rehab a number of times.