Spineless, craven decision IMO.
Absolutely. It’s just giving the not-so-nice side of the fandom more ammo to blame the show’s issues on culture war BS instead of it just being an overpriced yet poorly-written piece.
Also, I’m pretty sure it means the High Republic stuff is on the way out in favor of more Skywalker-era stuff.
I’m sure you’re aware that the culture war BS people also point out how poorly written and overpriced it is. They wouldn’t have any ammo at all if people stopped handing it to them hand over fist. It’s a cliche by now but many people appreciate how good Andor is, and Andor is full of diversity.