Aidey
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There are many definitions for "subservient".
Given the generally positive tone of the author's article and his apparent good faith, I do not think it reasonable to automatically assign the most negative possible meaning to his intent.
There might be many definitions, but the obey unquestioningly is the primary definition in the couple dictionaries I looked at. If he meant something besides obey unquestioningly he should have used another word.
His comment about giving the public better heros than the empty headed idiots didn't come off as very positive either, which probably contributed to my interpretation of his use of subservient.
Even if he didn't mean obey unquestioningly, that is how it is being interpreted, and not just by people on this forum. It was a very bad choice of words.