>>124243454It was one of those things that worked at the time cause back then he was just a criminal with a weird skin condition.
Trying to make Croc a race allegory now that's part of his kit has cemented to also include giantism, super strength and knife for teeth makes the allegory misguided.
Racism/prejudice allegories really only work when it's established that the fantastical aspect of the character is skin deep and the actual individual doesn't really have any real major differences or advantages beyond that.
