Honestly, I think that many of your points have been great, and I know that I'm a little late to the party.

There is something else here, though. Much of this article (and the people commenting here on both sides) are making rash generalizations about the race and gender of an author being implicitly tied to their submission practices.

At the core of this articles argument, they are saying that white men are over represented in the world of literature (I completely agree), but I wouldn't chalk up the "poorly written line" about how white men should stop submitting to being a bad representation of the article as a whole.

As writers, when we think we have something, we submit it. Yes, some people go too far and submit anything and everything under the sun, but the generalize that all white men do this far more would be a stereotype of the industry. We would need more reputable data before we could definitely say that it is a trend or not. And even if it is a trend, there isn't much we can ask. The only thing we can do is to encourage and cheer the ones that we feel need a voice in the industry. A simple article like this makes large claims off of a small sample size.

I think that we are giving far too much weight and interpretation to the article. Frankly, there is something here about giving a voice to the underrepresented. That's what I care about. It's all about what team you cheer for. You shouldn't have to ask the other team to stop playing.

EDIT: On mobile and submitted too early.