Remember the black stormtrooper outrage? That was because a lot of people though stormtroopers were clones because of the prequels.
Hm. I’m thinking maybe it has a little more in common with the female heroine outrage than you’re letting on, but that’s another topic.
Oh no I’m totally with you there but the clone thing was their excuse, and, whether excuse or not, it still meant they most likely honestly thought stormtroopers were clones.
Frankly prequel fans are used to the Star Wars universe not making any sense. Leaving out prequel references when they could be inserted couldn’t possibly be more disruptive than the prequels themselves.
I personally prefer to see it as references to the happenings before the OT that just so happen to not contradict the story the PT told. That’s my philosophy on the whole topic anyway.