[nyan4]

> A strong culture can bind a team together in fantastically productive ways. However, a strong culture can also lead to groupthink and exclude voices that would help build an even better team.

You are conflating "strong" with "exclusionary".

>The exclusionary aspect can also be seen as sexist/racist/bigoted from an outside perspective even though it is doubtful that the team intends it that way.

Team members have to be very callous not to realize that an exclusionary culture is, well, excluding people.