I have enjoyed this topic these past few days, but don't read too much into the discussion not taking off for several months - that has happened on the Boards with several topics that ended up being active for years. Its the beauty of the medium, that a thought or question can be planted, then answered at the moment when someone feels passionate about addressing it, or has time to solidify their opnions into a post.
I did want to point out that online communities can be freer than most of racism, gender bias, etc. as here no one knows what color your skin is (or anything about what you look like) unless you decide to tell them.