The fractionalization of this general market into at-odd camps seem to deny the legitimacy, if you will, of particular character portrayals -- because of their sex, political viewpoint, personal behavior, etc. If the general comics market is to flourish, given the rapidly declining use of print-information medium, the industry needs to remain open to comic markets that previously had little-to-no acceptance. I find it hard to believe extremists on either side of any of these arguments would argue otherwise.

And, may I say, it is that very theme that makes superheroes so very ripe for political metaphor! There is no reason that the genre should be an escape from real-world issues. It can be, but to limit any genre's scope because of personal preference is foolish, I think.