@JustManga
That was a great read! If anything, it supported my point, not yours. The author directly writes that even "great" men in histories aren't actually great to women, and the only reason we see them as "great" is that history has usually been dominated by male voices that ultimately upholds the very patriarchal views that privilege these so-called "great" men. The author explicitly states in that link you give that this story is thus a retelling, a reinterpretation from a female-centric view that illuminates the culture of misogyny ALL the male characters participate in. Honestly, did we read the same chapter? :3c
Art is an interpretive reflection of the world and inevitably serves as some form of commentary, one way or another. Thus, whether you like it or not, all art is political, because even apoliticality is a stance. Good art makes a compelling point, an argument about a prevailing issue - and in this manhwa's case, the long standing institution of misogyny in Korea. You can pretend art exists in a cultural vacuum, and people are entitled to the wrong opinions, but at the end of the day, they're just that: plain wrong.
Clearly you forgot some of these "innocent" sailors you invoke actually considered raping/assaulting Shim Cheong. Moreover, ALL of them were open to killing a young girl, something even the kind but ultimately misguided merchant criticized them for. The men in this story are downright unsympathizable, some obviously more than others, but all are complicit in a heteropatriarchy that exists to systemically subjugate and violence women, esp. Queer women. Even the author agrees (in that chapter you so graciously linked): she states outright there are no good men in the universe she created. I'd go even further: these men need their dicks ripped off and eye sockets gouged.
When did I say lesbianism is the only important thing? Mutilating cisgender men's genitals and deforming their corpses is extremely important to me too. I'd genuinely hoped I'd made that crystal clear.
You know Google's a thing right? Lucky for you, I'm feeling generous rn so read up: https://www.deccanherald.com/opinion/panorama/not-all-men-but-enough-835083.html