Still not a good excuse denying content for people interested and money for the development of the game for some vague reason or other.
As long as it is done tastefully and presented accurately as possible it is a good idea. I doubt the developers will drop JRPG female character with highlights out of the blue, don't let bad past examples sour the future of a different game entirely.
If that is the case you might as well use this whole sub forum for something else.