Will Politics Date the Sequel Trilogy?

Prior to the release of Rogue One there was a not insignificant faction of the audience claiming that it was anti-white. Which I thought it was quite silly. Still I avoided it entirely as I didn't want to have the issue in the back of my mind when first viewing the film. Because of this I generally try to avoid discussing the socio political aspects of the recent films. I don't mind the films having a political bent, even if it differs my own, nor do I have a problem with them targeting a demographic outside of mine. Thus I feel dwelling on the issue would only hamper my enjoyment of them. That said I have actually come to worry about how these political themes will affect the new films in the years to come. To be clear this a concern, not a criticism.

If you look back through the decades you will see other contemporary socio political themes in a variety of media. In the post 9/11 world many films had a strong pro-American sentiment (see Spiderman 3), in the early 90's there was a lot of environmental messages in entertainment(i.e. Ferngully, Captain Planet), in the 80's there was a focus on the War on Drugs(most cops movies of the day), and going back to the 50's you'll see elements of the Red Scare and fear of Nuclear War. While we don't look on these trends with any great level of disdain, they are generally seen as the political hype of the day. Something that could very well be said of the current films.

I think this is a problem for Star Wars in particular, as one of its strongest aspects is how timeless it has become. It has appealed to all generations in the 40+ years since it's initial release. Injecting themes of "female empowerment" and "minority representation" could cause the current films to fall victim to being dated in the future. Instead of being a timeless story, it is merely a product of the time. For all the criticisms the Prequel trilogy has had, being dated was not one of them.

Now to retort my own argument, there has been cases where films were political and have held up well throughout the years. Star Trek 4 is a good example, which is still seen as one of the better Trek films despite it having a blatant "Save the Whales" message. So it is entirely possible for a film to be political and have a long life span.

To reiterate, my concerns(again not criticism) have nothing to do with my personal socio political leanings. I have no problem with the new films aiming for a female/minority audience. My worry is how these new films will be viewed once the fervor of identity politics has passed. What made Star Wars a cultural phenomenon was its universality. It spoke to many generations across many cultures.  Whereas, the Disney films could very well fit into late 2010's America.  

Thanks for reading. To be clear, I am not here interested in discussing the actual politics of the Sequels trilogy. There are several other posts for doing that. I just want to know if anyone else feels as I do that these films could become dated as time goes on.