I'm not trying to comment on the diversity issue in that way—all I'm doing is defending the phrase in it's context: that little kids genuinely do not care about such things until they grow up.

It wasn't so much that Ep IV was also lacking in romance, it was more that the characters acted human. Luke was jealous of Han with Leia, Luke was interested in Leia, Han flirted with a number of people, etc. That's pretty normal human behavior, tbh.

Their main argument about the diversity thing was that it seemed to be Disney being Disney and trying to look diverse without actually trying anything new.

How'd you get the "you need a reason to make 'em a minority, not to make 'em white" thing? Pinkett's whole case for diversity revolves around making the characters organic rather than tokens. He even spends a long time talking about how and why the first films were so white, and why it's good that the TFA isn't—his…

The JJ's Fan Service gag really summarizes the major critique that he had with TFA: it wasn't bad, but it was full of pandering, needless fan service, and designed-by-committee plot, characters, and dialogue. It was good, but safe as all hell.

Ask a 5-year-old if they care.