It kills any nostalgia I have for the character, because race swapping very rarely means just a change in skin color

I’m fine with black characters. I prefer female characters. Ultimately, I don’t care that much. Give me good writing

Make me care about them for who they are. Oh, you want to make my beloved character Pakistani? Go fuck yourself. I don’t care about the actor, don’t change my character.

You want to make a Haitian main character? I’m listening.

Write well, pay respect to the characters and the work. That’s the only rule…I don’t know why it’s seemingly impossible to follow