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The people complaining about black Ciri are missing a crucial point: Things are not equal. Western films and television are not a medium that features predominantly Indian men, Black women, or focuses on stories from Africa. It's an industry that frequently tells the stories of white people and stars white people.
That's why whitewashing — casting a white actor to play a character of color — is not the same as race-bending — casting a black actor to play a white character. Whitewashing takes over the limited space people of color have to exist in the entertainment industry as complex, multifaceted individuals, and then shuts them out completely. On the other hand, racebending counters that in a way. It demands a space for people of color to exist in franchises where they are severely underrepresented.
Thus, wanting more people of color in stories that focus predominantly on white people doesn't work the other way. Wanting white people in spaces dedicated to people of color ignores that stories of white people already dominate film, television, and other creative industries.
It's "what about me?" when everything is already about you.
Further, the defense of excluding people of color from a fantasy universe is nonsensical. We are talking about being comfortable with the inclusion of ghosts and magic, but not the mere existence of people of color. Accuracy and realism flew out the window with The Witcher series long ago.
