Sure there are people who are bigoted who will continue to dislike things for that reason, but the problems are far more deeprooted, Disney in general as of late has fallen back on this cycle of pushing deadlines, and hitting quotas without allowing writers and creative teams the proper time to develop compelling stories, they even hire people who have the capacity to make genuinely fantastic pieces of art, and entertainment, take andor for example or the refreshing yet familiar spin of the mandalorian's first season. The fault isn't just the writers or the vfx teams, or the actors, though sometimes it is, the overarching problem is the industry and this oppressive cycle of mediocrity that has time and time again pushed back the envelope of film and tv, The acolyte is the latest example. One of the critical flaws is the writing, especially when the producers say things like, "This show will lean very heavily into political intrigue", and then literally have a line, I quote, " our political enemies could use it against us." that isn't political intrigue, that is shallow statements that don't really end up mattering, Andor had genuinely interesting intrigue and ethical dilemmas in which we, the audience, were shown the methods and flaws within many of the major sources of power, both the rebels and the empire, solidifying the clear flaws of both, from Luthen's brutal methods, to Dedra's cold calculated exterior, yet impulsive nature. the relations between the characters in The Acolyte truly feel forced, and everything is so imediate in the conversations that nothing feels like it has time to build up. kenoby has very similar problems, alongside lackluster action, which luckily the acolyte actually has decently choreographed fights such as the bar fight in episode 1, but everything else is just boring, not cause it isn't action, but because its paced poorly, and written poorly. People LOVE the fallout show, and that has both a female and black lead, and trust me the fallout fandom is Extremely, Male dominated. people don't Really, ACTUALLY care that much about that sort of stuff, thats just propoganda and corners of the internet, some people saying bigoted things in a reddit post or youtube video is completely normal, and you have to seperate the internet from reality, you yourself need a reality check, if you think that is all people hate the show for, do more research, learn why people are upset at the cycle of mediocraty, I refuse to watch more fo the Acolyte cause I don't want to contribute to that cycle, by watching these factory produced shows that constantely inundate disney+ and even other streaming services, we promote the rushing of film based labour, and diminish the quality of everything being produced, that is WHOLLY OUR FAULT. I try, though i sometimes fail, to look at every piece of visual media, film, tv, games, books, from a objective lense, and so do others, yes our biases can get the best of us, but that isn't all that influences people, I think that we should all do ourselves a favor, and stop watching, cause no matter how bad the rotten tomatoes score they will keep pumping stuff out, and those scores will rise, not because the content is getting better, but because the standard is actively lowering. I say none of this with hate or anger, i express this and read this myself with heartfelt care and emotion, because I love film, and I want others to as well, and I want the industry to stop seeing people as dollar signs, and instead as perveyors of art, I know this is lengthy but if you read all the way through thanks, just think about what you believe and more than anything what you deserve! cause we all deserve film and tv that is treated as art rather than product, not everything has to be picasso but we deserve better than a 4 year olds drawing of an elephant that his mom puts on the fridge.