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>but they're basically super tanned white people.
Yes that's the point. If you know upper middle class black people irl then these characters are not unbelievable. You still need diversity within black or other minority stories and characters. Everyone doesn't grow up with crack dealers living next door. Plenty of black people grow up in detached suburban homes and go to private schools. Turning every story involving black characters into a recreation of Precious or Dangerous Minds is boring misery porn.