Not every story with a black person in it has to be a story about the person being black. We're pretty used to seeing shows with white characters whose whitenes

Not every story with a black person in it has to be a story about the person being black. We're pretty used to seeing shows with white characters whose whiteness doesn't contribute anything to the story. The implicit rationale here seems to be that any character who isn't white and male needs a special justification for existing.