&gt;this is about respecting other people&#x27;s boundaries.<p>This is about those boundaries being completely unreasonable.  We&#x27;re talking about the <i>homonym</i> of a gendered noun -- not even the (otherwise neutral) noun itself!<p>&gt;Substitute &quot;bro&quot; for any word that you would find inappropriate and the problem becomes obvious.<p>Replace any loving, sensible statement with &quot;black people should be lynched&quot; and the problem becomes obvious.<p>Give me a break.