Painty's and Bot's representation are both pretty different and unique in their own ways.
Meanwhile Paintbrush's representation might portray the struggles of not being seen for who you are, and how it hurts that some people don't realize that, it is still good representation. Like, hell, they even said it two times in the series, the second time explicitely. PB came a long way and finally others respect them for who they are. And yeah, they're more on the androgynus side or something, but that's them. They're unique because of that. Not similar to Bot.
What I did see is that people complained mostly over Bot's eyelashes too and how they were the exact same thing which... isn't true? I already explained Painty but Bot's case is completely different.
Like, Bot was built to be the replacement of someone, but even then they weren't a perfect replacement. If you notice this, even before Bot knew the truth, they were kinder and more approachable in comparison with Bow, they had those differences that let you know that something was up.
And, hell! Bot was heartbroken over the fact that they were never a real person to begin with! That they are the copy of someone else! They even told Test Tube that "you are very lucky, because at the end of the day, mephone4 will get you all back, but I'll be stuck here, in a body that isn't mine, BECAUSE I AM NOT BOW!"
And Test Tube starts to help them to change and feel more comfortable about their body- about themselves.
Like, their legs and arms being able to expand/grow? That was because they wanted it to be like that!
Their voice changing? Heck! They even got a more "femenine" sounding voice! Because that's what they wanted!
Them changing from pink to green? That's because they wanted that.
All of that is because Bot wanted to be themselves.
And they're still learning about themselves too, they even changed the shape of their body, they have the shape of a butterfly now thanks to Balloon and Nickel too.
They're both good representation because of that, I'd say, because they're both different stories
And, Paintbrush KNOWS who they are, and Bot is still discovering themselves, they're still learning,
And I think that's a beautiful thing.
