And people think it's an exaggeration when we say a white man character can be everything terrible (even by fictional standards) and still be worshipped. But let a woman or black character breathe the wrong way...
This is super powerful in representation.
Imagine how many more “disabled” people would be able to contribute to the arts if we lived in societies that allowed for accessibility in all mediums of labor.
Dionne Quan, you did that girl.
It's literally just one single reason: because it's cheaper. That's the reason capitalism does ANYTHING. It's not some big philosophical question. Color requires dyes & paints, it fades & requires uptake, it takes more design time (good color theory isn't cheap)