Your entire post was very will said, but I love this!
We shouldn't take away or add to someone's skill level based on skin color, age, or even hair and eye color. I'm a brunette and I don't think they're singling out blondes as being any better! ;)
Also, I'm not sure if anyone has asked, but is no one upset that there are two girls from Senior Elite and none from F5? Tsunami? Orange? ECE? And list goes on. I think Maddie and Erica are both amazing, but I wish they would've picked a girl from another team...