Except, well, racist views are a lot more common than murder and magic schools (Ed Hubbard notwithstanding). I don't at all find it bizarre to assume the author of a piece with some problematic kyriarchal stuff going on with the characters shares those views, given we all live in a society where those views are continually held up as legit and any dissension or questioning of those views (especially by marginalized people) is met with wails of "zomg PC Police!!11"

I mean, this is the same argument I've seen being made about Neil LaBute's stuff all the time, that his plays were just about misogynists and no, he really wasn't one! And then he remade the Wicker Man and had two hours of Nic Cage punching women in the face and the men's tongues were all cut out and all those people sort of looked at each other awkwardly and went, "uh, dude might have issues with women after all."

Frankly? As someone else said upthread, it takes a level of maturity and skill as a writer to be able to portray that kind of thing while making the distinction. I don't know from Inception since I've never seen the movie. I haven't read anything else by this person, but I'm not generous, and white fans have worked my nerves to the point where no one gets a presumption of innocence. Why should they, especially given all the copious amounts of *fail in fandom? To be honest, as a queer black woman no one coming from a position of privilege gets the benefit of the doubt from me in fandom. Ever. Or IRL, for that matter. Kicking 30 in the ass and seeing people in action, I know better than that. Maybe that makes me a meen ebol PoC but whatevs.