I can tell the author was really trying with Luca's character and did put in the work to research the Maasai and Kenya. But some aspects still feels exploitative, yanno? Tall black boy with a big dick and piece-y hair because the author can't figure out how to draw natural hair consistently. I think that is so jarring especially because their line work is good. Like dang, it probably would have looked nice to take those pieces and define them into braids or twists. Instead he has "anime hair that looks like locs if you squint." Is it the worst depiction of an African in BL, hahaha lmao no, but I wish it was better.
I can tell the author was really trying with Luca's character and did put in the work to research the Maasai and Kenya. But some aspects still feels exploitative, yanno? Tall black boy with a big dick and piece-y hair because the author can't figure out how to draw natural hair consistently. I think that is so jarring especially because their line work is good. Like dang, it probably would have looked nice to take those pieces and define them into braids or twists. Instead he has "anime hair that looks like locs if you squint."
Is it the worst depiction of an African in BL, hahaha lmao no, but I wish it was better.