I don't even remember some of those and I played through the game several times.
I get that they wanted some social/politic aspect in the game, and they pulled from current issues. I get it. I'm ok with that. Though I agree it does seem to pull the game out of your general fantasy setting.
What bothered me the most was when I was totally against gays, and Scarlett, she did this little "I'm a robot scene", but never left (which I thought she would) and in the end I got the exact same ending for her that I got when I supported her. The exact same ending! That, was really disappointing.
