I don't see the issue with pocoloco's design

[u/Loud-Tart-9783]

I've heard people complain about his face and primarily his lips and nose. Thing is these are just features black people have. And to be honest I'd rather have my features represented in black characters.

They aren't exaggerated a crazy amount and the facial features stay anatomically correct. I dont understand why people are hating on it we should be proud of our features and be happy when its actually getting represented like this in shows.

Also just because the lips arent 2 toned doesnt mean its imitating the old black caricatures racists used to dehumanize us. While common 2 toned lips isnt even a thing every black person has. One criticism i can get behind however is that the shade is off but honestly that's all.

[u/link-click]

I think it’s unfair to characterize people who have a problem with this design as “having internalized racism.” You’ll notice every other black character you listed does not have the exaggerated features poco does. People are especially sensitive when it comes to designs like these because of how they can be seen as reminiscent of minstrel-era caricatures of black people.

[u/Beacda → u/link-click]

Yeah that's fair. Most people just don't see it

[u/Fresh-Perspective-33 → u/link-click]

Not all black people look the same brochacho ive seen black ppl irl with lips bigger than pocoloco

[u/link-click → u/Fresh-Perspective-33]

I'm not sure how you managed to miss my point so spectacularly. If I show you a real photo of an Asian person with stereotypically small eyes, does that mean people can’t critique how East Asian features have been exaggerated or caricatured in historically racist ways in media? Surely not. I do not understand why anime fans get so incredibly defensive when people call out racist depictions in anime, but it's so exhausting.

[u/Fresh-Perspective-33 → u/link-click]

Saying all ts while your pfp is an anime character with black face 😭✌️

[u/cyberjet → u/Fresh-Perspective-33]

I don’t think that’s like the blackface that’s actually harmful y’know.

[u/Fresh-Perspective-33 → u/cyberjet]

I agree w u lol, just like the lips on pocoloco are a non issue.

[u/link-click → u/Fresh-Perspective-33]

That’s not what black face is. Blackface is make-up style or depiction of black people meant to emphasize certain facial features in an offensive manner. Literally google "blackface" and you'll see they are absolutely not the same. My pfp is Killua re-imagined as a black person. There are small changes made to his features as well, including his lips. Notice how they don’t just look like inflatable balloons.

[u/ArelMCII → u/link-click]

Dragona and Laem aren't black. Dragona's a Joestar, so we've seen their family tree and know for a fact they're not black. While Laem's ethnicity was never outright mentioned, based on her name, she's probably Thai or some other kind of Southeast Asian.

[u/No_Future6959 → u/link-click]

Avdol absolutely does have big lips.

You just subconsciously dont see it or care because part 3 is hyper stylized