No one's politicizing anything, just sharing my opinion, and if anything I started out by saying that I think the manga handled this better than the LN. Yuri, Yaoi, or Het, I wouldn't have liked the way a character in Mai's position acts. You're allowed to enjoy the story and I won't judge you for it, but I'm also allowed to have my own opinion on it.
I can only hope the manga keeps Mai toned down, it's already doing great by not reminded us with every other line that she's a perfect being like the LN does