The problem with this inclusive option, however, is that it excludes further organic growth for the good ol' fairy boy as an established character that has been the centerpiece of the series as we know and like it. And it's not like this is about inclusiveness or exclusiveness, it's about...
First of all, thanks for reading my long, long ramblings.!
And yeah, that's why I'm really glad that Aonuma didn't even consider it - his first instinct was to use Zelda if the new game had to have a female protagonist, and rejected that idea because he understands what Link fundamentally is...
I gotta say, I find this whole discussion kind of weird, because I have never felt that the gender of the protagonists of any given story had any meaningful impact on my enjoyment of said story. Nor did I ever have a problem playing a video game character because of his gender, because...