As someone who has been playing since the Gamecube days, I beg to differ. Every AC game to me has been very neutral/inclusive if you ask me. The AC series was actually masterminded/created by a man, Katsuya Eguchi (
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katsuya_Eguchi). The reason why he created the AC series was actually explained through the following quote by him:
"Animal Crossing features three themes: family, friendship and community. But the reason I wanted to investigate them was a result of being so lonely when I arrived in Kyoto! Chiba is east of Tokyo and quite a distance from Kyoto, and when I moved there I left my family and friends behind. In doing so, I realised that being close to them ? being able to spend time with them, talk to them, play with them ? was such a great, important thing. I wondered for a long time if there would be a way to recreate that feeling, and that was the impetus behind the original Animal Crossing."
Quite honestly, my favorite thing about the Animal Crossing community as a whole is just how welcoming it is and all the amazing people found in it (which is why I have been enjoying the AC series for so long and have sunk so many hours into each game)!