I'm worried both that the comments could dominate the dialog, but also I'm worried that debate could be "won" against these comments, and then we wouldn't see them any more.

These comments don't sound quite sensual to me, I don't really know, but that fact that someone is saying them here means that people are saying them elsewhere.  That means that people are believing them, and acting on them.

Figuring out how to welcome and relate with the viewpoints behind these comments, could help protect edge communities like this one.