I think of skin colour like hair colour: it doesn't really mean anything, yet people still have degrading stereotypes; and changing it can make someone hard to recognise, especially in cases where a person is being caricatured anyway (which is lego but also Funko Pop).

Take these images, how recognisable would any of the characters (those with hair) be with different hair?

https://d2j6dbq0eux0bg.cloudfront.net/images/35476104/296227...

https://75609.cdn.simplo7.net/static/75609/sku/funko-pop-fun...