Related a PoC myself, part of the problem I feel with representation of minorities like myself in games is the similar issue that minority characters in games often comes off to me as overly "white washed" in terms of personality traits and interests.
Now before that take gets leering side-eyed reactions, for context, I specifically don't mean to intend that I think certain personalities traits and interests should be associated or restricted to certain races or ethnicities or genders, but rather it feels like in games and media that minorities, like women, come off as far more biased, limited or restricted to characterizations that are more relatable to a more "generic" demographic, hence "white washed". A Black person cannot be "too Black" is another way to put it.
And maybe there's good intentions and it's to not offend or come off as exclusive, or perpetuating and reinforcing sexist or racist stereotypes because few people on the development team actually knows how to authentically represent such characterizations without being offensive or exclusive, but it's awfully convenient how both of those justifications work towards the same ends of having diversity and representation only be skin deep.
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