This is definitely a worthwhile discussion to have !

I think the problem with what WOTC are doing here is that they're trying to drape themselves in a cloak of social justice as a way to gaslight those who don't agree with them. By indirectly implying that those who disagree with them must be some kind of bigot, they are attempting to mask the real reasons their new OGL is meeting opposition.

But I also feel very strongly that we need to draw a distinction between the OOC players, and the IC game.

In the group I play in, we've got people from across the political spectrum, and who identify as a variety of gender types. All are welcome, and we all get along as friends.

But the game itself sometimes deals with uncomfortable topics, as a way to challenge the players and give the characters moral choices to make in relation to their chosen alignments.

One of the worlds I run is very much a gritty medieval-based homebrew. There are two societies where slavery is acceptable and normal, a couple of others that are very patriarchal, and another that's terribly racist towards orcs (it's what a thousand years of fending off wave after wave of orcish invasion does to you...).

All of these can create moral dilemmas for the characters, but as players we understand that it's part of the game and can read each other's body language to recognise if we're pushing boundaries. Done right, it can really bring a game to life and create great RP opportunities.