Without having read the article, the only point I'll admit is that "dark-skinned race of theives living in the desert" is admittedly a very specific cultural trope with some unsavory historical origins that a lot of people probably don't realize (there was some Cracked article about that, back when they made reasoned arguments in their social justice listicles instead of feverishly channeling Jezebel under a vague "Staff" byline).