I hadn't seen that earlier, and (knowing myself, and being honest) it would've alienated me so much that I wouldn't have wanted to have a discussion around this article by that person.

But, given that we're already here, and if I'm aspiring to be the change I want to see in the world (as we say), I suppose it's most inclusive and cooperative to have a civil discussion about the topic of the article -- even I'm disappointed or offended by some separate statements of the author.

(And if we can do that, maybe in another context we can discuss what's bothering different people around the other topics, and collectively improve around those.)