ain’t exaggeration when there are black folks who look exactly like hobie. y’all’re so used to eurocentric characteristics that y’all have forgotten what black ppl are like in real life.
I feel that the movie version is an exaggeration that's trying to do way too much, but inadvertently takes more.
Look at the comics. He wasn't drowned in unnecessary piercings, and he looked rebellious and badass enough.