[westopher]

Remember under a century ago black actors weren't even allowed to play black characters. It was a white dude in a cartoon like face paint just to make fun of them basically, so yeah honestly black or diverse leads are a big thing for kids. People were fuckin stoked when Hunter Schafer was a huge part of euphoria as a trans person playing a trans character.
That's a good example of not pandering but making diversity in characters an important part of the story.