[meeera]

Well said hildea. If you're not noticing cringeworthy stereotypes and absences of vast swathes of humanity in your reading, ok, whatever, good for you. It doesn't mean that other readers are purposefully and only focusing on "looking for something to be offended by" while they read. I know that a number of ignorant disability stereotypes and the uncritical use of disability slurs will throw me straight out of a reading 'flow' with zero effort on my part, while people who share those particular ignorances are of course very unlikely to notice them at all.

And yes, some people do take on projects of studying fiction more broadly (not just any one specific book) and doing analyses based on gender, sexuality, race, disability, and so on. Good for them. It doesn't mean that they think you are Evil(tm) for reading and enjoying any one particular book. Their work doesn't affect you. Carry on, and enjoy your books.