Yes... just like mother nature, motherland, mother tongue, motherboard, etc. Not hypocritical at all. No normal person would feel insulted and discriminated by any of these words.

Looking for an offense in everything is just making it easier for everybody to overlook actual offenses. Feel free to create imaginary enemies if it makes you feel like you're fighting the good fight [0].

Tell me, how do you feel about the oppression of noun genders in every language?

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