i love this, rated 5 star but why the guy that gave younger andrew the gun had to be poc, ...

not brazilian is a person of color tho (i live in brazil)

not every brazilian is a person of color tho (i live in brazil)

The gun was revealed to be a toy gun from his little brother lol

When i saw him give Andrew the gun I was like, "woooaahhh, that's super stereotypical." But the character was initially depicted as a nice person who was very friendly to Andrew, I was like, "He's doing him a favor, but he doesn't seem like a guy that would even be into guns despite them being legal in the US." But then when the reveal was that it was a toy gun, I was like "that makes a lot more sense," especially because its odd for a college-age man to ask their younger sibling for a firearm. And I was relieved that it wasn't a racist depiction.

But at the same time, because the reveal that it was a toy gun was a twist, there is a possibility that Andrew's dealer being Black could've made the trade more "realistic" to ignorant Korean viewers before revealing that the gun was a toy. So I can see what you're saying.

All in all, I think the author does a good job depicting people of color. Luke's friendgroup is diverse, the black RA is a peacemaker, and two of the people in the cast (one Asian girl and a White girl) are in an interracial wlw relationship I think. Unlike a lot of Korean webcomics authors who draw Black people in very racist ways, I think this webcomics depictions make a conscious effort to end that trope in Korean media. Though bare minimum to literally just depict Black people as human beings (and not hyper-masculine, super-strong, super-tall, overly angry racial characters), its still a little refreshing.

yess i agree!! this detailed analysis perfectly encapsulates how i feel abt it too lol, like i can see why people were mad at it, but it wasn't a real gun and i think the cast of characters were wonderfully created, like the author really captured the diversity of people in america