"Why not have actual Japanese Samurai": Fans Riot Over Yasuke, The World's First Black Samurai, Possibly Becoming the Protagonis...
With Yasuke, the first Black samurai, potentially being the protagonist of Assassin's Creed Shadows, fans have expressed online how they feel.
I’ve been called that for wanting a period piece to look like it’s supposed to. Like you said, prior to the diversity worship I was willing to try anything out but now I’m very wary or need recommendations from a trusted source on things. I got attacked for saying the little mermaid casting was dumb and it would’ve been easy to write a story about a mermaid. Heck, I know there is folklore from Africa about sea creatures. Just use that.