Re: My thoughts...
Well, I, for one, appreciate your comment. It's sometimes really easy to jump the gun with charges of racism, sexism, etc., especially for people who are of races, sexes, etc., but sometimes fandom can get there quicker than anyone. To me, this is partly because fandom always likes to present itself as open and inclusive (or at least, to champion inclusiveness), and when creators of what the fans gravitate towards do something that seems exclusive, whether it is or not, fans can be a bit oversensitive.
Not that they're always wrong . . . but in this case, yes. I mean, the first commenter to say anything negative with regards to the allegory admitted he hadn't read the whole post!