I do think that it maybe a slight distraction from the whole Russian saga, however I actually agree with the ban. I think that now a days society has shifted to where everything is either left or right, Black or white. There is no gray area. The moment you say something about someone gay, they come after you. If you eat meat, the animal rights group is coming after you. If you discipline your kid, they coming after you. If you the slightest thing about a women, the feminist group is coming after you.
Everyone is too senitive. Well sometimes the truth hurt. And the truth is it will be a distraction.