i agree with timeisrestored that it is disappointing that they did not pick up the opportunity to underline the statement of race agnostic intent

it really does kind of shoot it in the foot

im also not sure if it would be worse if only gamzee and meenah are voiced by black VAs and damara by a japanese one or if they forego diversity in entirety since ive seen gripes about stereotypes a bunch before
i do not feel qualified to pass judgements on that unfortunately, ive just seen conflicting opinions (by poc) on it

i hope that they will at least consider a recast for the kids (tho i do think Toby as John is sensible on account of fandom history), and also that later characters are fully diverse without sticking to stereotypes

i have to admit that i did not really consider much for ethnicities when i first read the comic, and through projection and relating probably (at least indirectly? idk if thats phrased well) interpreted the kids as white
but i hope at least to since have learned more and i do really like a lot of poc interpretations of the characters
and some have fully stuck in my mental imaging as new base assumption

running the risk of overexplaining but i hope im not overstepping with this comment
crossing my fingers for the future