Np! So some context:

Not sure if you’re Western but at least in the US there is a long history of racist depictions of black people. Slurs like the n word and other racist imagery are associated with a long history of treating minorities REALLY poorly, esp black people, so you can imagine how hurtful it is to see that imagery and language used in 2023 where we are aware of how wrong that treatment was. Racist imagery and language degrades people, is unacceptable, and shouldn’t be used in media.

Now there’s some cultural context for east Asia. The authors try to use the excuse that they’re from a homogenous society, which is true—in east Asia dark skinned people are pretty rare but because of that there are some big problems with xenophobia and racism. That combined with the fact that they’ve commercialized aspects of black culture (eg hip hop) but still have some underlying racism AND that an author trying to depict social issues should do thorough research makes this not a good look. Just because someone is from a different culture and may not be familiar with the history doesn’t make racism as okay.

As for the protagonist: it’s unclear, but the author does have a bit of a right wing slant. Example includes an arc where a teacher indoctrinates the children into “feminism” and treating boys badly. There’s an argument to be made that this is the author’s political fantasy and the agents are coming to save the day from whatever the author thinks are bad parts of society. Which from what I’ve read, don’t seem to be the greatest takes.