That's a great interview, BTW. I especially appreciate the part on Hank Pym (around the 3:50 mark, if anyone wants to check). Shooter's take has always been to throw Bob Hall under the bus for one botched panel, but the abuse is all over those issues. The interviewer sticks to his guns and quite rightly calls Shooter out on it, so kudos for that. Most interviewers would have backed down on the subject.

Shooter's view on the Dark Phoenix saga is bound the ruffle some feathers (4:12 onward) around these parts. He basically says that story was all Claremont. 

No love for Tony Salmons?  And Giffen took over some book a few issues in, when he was heavily in his Muñoz period (which I dug, ethics aside).

"Secret Wars having odd portrayals seems to be a popular opinion in this board, but I haven't seen any examples offered (besides one Spidey/X-Men fight). I never noticed anyone being more out of character than they would have been in an average guest spot."

All of a sudden Hawkeye hated mutants, or at least didn't trust them. This from a guy who'd worked with Wanda, Pietro, and Hank McCoy for years. Made no sense. Remember this panel? 

I don't see that panel as an example of Hawkeye hating mutants. For one, it's clearly exposition meant for the reader. And as said, it follows a panel where the X-Men stand up for Magneto. He's calling them out for defending a murderer. If anything, having hung out with Pietro and Wanda would probably make him more triggered when someone sticks up for Magneto.

Wolverine seemed to regress about 40 issues worth of Claremont development, but I only see that as a good thing.

I agree some of the villains don't come off too well, but for Klaw and Ultron there are story reasons behind it, at least. In general, villains are a lot more vulnerable to off-model portrayals because they make so few appearances. Before Shooter, I don't remember Molecule Man having any personality except for "supervillain", and he's clearly presented as an insecure wimp before getting his powers in FF #20.

That's the voice of a bigot. That's not Clint's voice. He could've said "you outlaws stick together" or used yet some other word than "mutant." 

Substitute "mutant" with "Blacks" or "Jews" or "gays" and it becomes clear.

More like he's accusing the X-Men of bigotry. "So you're defending a murderer just because he's a mutant like you?"
The word mutant is used there to let the reader know what the connection between Magneto and the X-Men is.

I will refrain from further comment on this. Carry on...