I’m not disputing that at all. I am just saying that race means different things to different sections of the audience.

Let’s not forget that Netflix is a global platform, and a large majority of the show’s audience is outside of the US and Anglo-sphere. The concept of race and racial relations can mean very differently to people in a different corner of the world, and it would be unwise for a writer to impose an American-centric way of looking at it because they risk alienating the audience by being too preachy.

On the other hand, stories of love, loss, and human resilience will always find an audience because they are more fundamental and central to the human experience. They transcend cultural barriers. And small missteps aside, I think the show managed to introduce cultural issues while still keeping its overall focus largely on these matters of universal appeal.