It’s stuff like this that can potentially discourage creators from including diverse characters I also don’t get the “biscuit” thing, is that even a thing associated with black people, cause I’ve never heard of that.Īn unfortunately prevalent issue when it comes to the inclusion of diverse characters is people will often nit-pick how the character is represented, and see characterization that’s based in the character’s race and culture as “stereotyping”, whereas, if you stripped all that away, your basically creating a more bland character. The fact that he lives in a maximum security prison could just as well be a social critique of America which has a disproportionate black incarceration rate.Īlso the fact that he’s a prisoner while not a prisoner is kindof empowering for a black character, I think, seeing as he’s risen above his un-free state, not to mention the symbolism of a black man, “free”, “unchained” and in a state of blatantly supreme power is pretty neat to. And stereotypes are a couple rungs below “caricature” in how offensive they might be. She demonstrated to have a great marksmanship and a great launching force, being able to throw a lot of things in the face of her boyfriend or to be able to throw a cigar with two in Oliva's eye even though it was several meters away.“Morbidly obese white girlfriend” is a pretty obscure stereotype, at best. According to Baki Hanma, Maria's body is very soft and has a pleasant smell to it.ĭespite her morbid obesity, she could get up and move from her room to the lower floor of the prison, but after that she could no longer move due to fatigue. Nevertheless, Biscuit Oliva still sees her as the beautiful woman from the old years. Her obesity has led her to being confined to her bed for the rest of her life as she doesn't even have the strength to move. Maria is the fattest character in the series. Maria is an extremely mysterious figure, and her statements were not very common throughout the saga in which she took part.įormerly a slim and beautiful woman, she is now morbidly obese, after taking some medication because of an unknown disease. Oliva said that Maria is always tense and in a bad mood, although Baki gave her a good time and made her feel relaxed when he cuddled up to her and went to sleep. Despite her arrogance, she knows very well that she is no longer pretty. Her behavior may be a result of her own frustration about what happened to her body as Oliva seems to be impossibly forgiving towards her. Despite that, she shown several times that she cares about Oliva in her own way. Not only that, she sometimes treats him with total contempt and even treat him as if he's completely worthless. It is clear that Oliva tries very hard for her, but she does not appreciate it that much. Her relationship with him is extremely unusual and disturbing. This is probably due to the fact that she was terribly spoiled by Biscuit Oliva. Maria seems to be an arrogant woman who doesn't care about anything and thinks that everything should belong to her without any effort.
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