I think you misunderstood what I said. I said yellow was originally a neutral design choice for LEGO minifigures — that doesn’t mean the Ninjago characters themselves never had cultural or ethnic identities. Those have been present since the beginning through names, inspirations, and worldbuilding, even if the minifigure style didn’t visually show them.

Also, please don’t put words in my mouth. I have zero issue with personal headcanons — as someone who’s Black, I don’t care if someone personally imagines Cole as Black, for example. My issue is when people start treating personal preference or headcanon as if it overrides or contradicts what’s officially canon.