The whole issue boils down to one question: does having a white male protagonist in a game actively harm how society views minorities?
My opinion is NO. There is basically no way anyone can prevent stereotyping--it's a reaction of the brain to too much information, which will only get worse-- but people often imply media has special powers of suggestion. Fiction in media doesn't have the power to hypnotize the masses like that. It does, however, have the power to raise important questions and leave it up to the viewer what the answers are or should be.
Let developers do what they want and let the dice fall where they may. Trying to control their output will probably hurt the games they develop without actually improving any racial relations. We only stand to loose by acting, therefore we should do nothing.
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