Copied from my discord, currently 17 votes to 7 to keep it the same level for both characters:
That was the main part of both characters, Amina comes from a very fundamental high up family where she is expected to behave, BUT at the same time where does she fit in that? As a futa do the male or female rule apply to her? Then she goes to a western college and comes up against a different way of doing things, do you as a player encourage her to be the person she is expected to be and fully commit to something rather than half effort it? Or do you instead have her become a little more tolerant and nice without abandoning her faith? Thus she grows as a character. Same thing occurs with Yolanda, she speaks ebonics or 'gangsta' and dresses like that because growing up poor and in the hood it's what is expected of her, she's got a great mind and is very good at chemistry and the science of it, BUT societal and community pressure is likewise an issue, so do you convince her it's best and most safe with the group, with the community, or do you convince her to stand, scared and alone but as a beacon to others that they can achieve without people trying to drag you down. Thus both had personal character growths and transformations to do. But I had some people say that they didn't like it, that they were stereotypes and at worst I was mentioned on reddit as a racist (Ignoring the diverse characters, the languages I learn and the fact that although no SJW I do think that sometimes these things do happen and personal character growth is needed), but then it is reddit so... In the end I wanted to see what the supporters themselves actually thought, and so far the majority of the votes want to keep their levels the same. I like this to because their personal stories and growth can then go either way. My motivation behind Yolanda actually comes from The Fresh Prince, there is one scene where because Carlton is successful this guy is jostling him and accusing him of not being black and acting white, and he counters with he's not acting anything, he's successful.
That stuff kinda settled with me, even though I was a teen when I watched it.