the low ratings is due to homophobia

Not just herself, but the fear she's putting 'LGBTQ agenda' in the writing as far as actual show goes. Also 'not tolerated' can be a loaded phrase here. It can mean either out of genuine hatred or simply as a means to maintain established order and control. It depends who is enacting it, and probably for lot of people, a malleable mixture of both. If you follow some of the popular sociopolitical commentary about cultural stuff, the 'not tolerating' side here in the US, you see one pattern is that they want these things kept out of public eye - not normalized as much as possible. Homosexuality is one those things. They rant about everything they consider degenerate: homosexuality, transgenderism, pornography, gender nonconformity, atheism, even furries. I mean the common denominator here is aversion based on religion, but I don't think you have to be religious to have the social insecurity. Nothing is more fearful to them generally than having a norm overturned and being on the opposite side, in the minority.

Anyway keep in mind all the whining comes from a place of not just weakness but impotence. They can't make these illegal as of now and so work with what they've got; however, as of now, nothing they will ever do will affect large parts of the country (simplistically: blue states). The only thing they can do is whine and stamp feet on social media. So they use it to full effect. Mostly, I believe, consider criticism on those grounds as disingenuous; their real criticism is the attack on current social norms. Thus in essence: "culture war", defined.

I don't even like Acolyte or Star Wars that much really and I was ready to stop watching at episode 2 and the only reason I watched 3 was all the talk about Lesbian Witches 🤣. Now 4 is promising pronouns so of course I have to turn into that. Meanwhile the show is becoming slightly more watchable. Streisand Effect in action 😁.

In all fairness though I wouldn't be surprised if it does go full Doctor Who by final episode.. the other side does have their motives too!🍿

fair point.

i still have real hatred & disgust for the way this particular franchise has gone all in on identity, particularly in this case.

it was the biggest cultural product for boys of my era.

han solo was the guy we all wanted to be. unless we wanted to be indiana jones.

now in the sw universe, the white guy is the character who is shamed by purple haired lesbian coded laura dern for his stupidity.

this is the message that is in our face at all times - sometimes screamed softly, sometimes loudly. if you're a pale male, you're no good. bow to your female bipoc betters. that they're lesbians in this case just makes it doubly satisfying for them, no doubt.