You said, "But she has shown little reason why anyone should take her seriously beyond that." So, why are you talking(writing)about her? It's hard to let someone "Go gentle into those white nights" if you and everyone else (who don't 'like' her or in some way feel threatened by her, or inferior to her) quit talking about her. In other words; if you want the "pit-bull with lipstick" to quit barking, then stop poking at her with a stick thru the fence