I’m not sure I agree with him, especially considering he lumps all “Japanese kiddie-cartoons” into one broad category and doesn’t say what exactly is spectacularly awful about Star Wars. (Besides, Indiana Jones also has a fanbase, if not quite so numerous as Star Wars).
Stephen Bond’s Objects of Fandom essay seems to apply to your examples. It describes a pretty similar polarization effect as you do.
I’m not sure I agree with him, especially considering he lumps all “Japanese kiddie-cartoons” into one broad category and doesn’t say what exactly is spectacularly awful about Star Wars. (Besides, Indiana Jones also has a fanbase, if not quite so numerous as Star Wars).