There arent two sides here. Theres normal people, and theres racists making up tissue paper excuses for why they dont want to see non white people in stories.

There is nothing political about being black.

If you think there is, sorry! Youre just being racist. Youre assuming white is default, so black is a statement. Thats racist, honey.

I get it, you dont like addressing that you are kinda racist because your whole life youve been taught racism = bad and you dont want to think of yourself as bad.

So get a therapist and root it out. But its got fuckall to do with politics.