Honestly, if they would just not have said anything about this then maybe it would just go unnoticed. I say "maybe" because the industry is now plagued with websites like this that want to click bait with scandalous articles in order to get a few more hits.
I laughed at the "cancelling my preorder" part as well. Give me a break.
In a show of solidarity, however, I will now boycott Metroid games until we get to play as man Samus.
I mean I just can’t enjoy a story unless the characters are exactly like me with the same: gender, sexual orientation, hair color, shoe size, favorite color …. it’s just not possible.