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That explanation is directly ruled out by GP's comment: the GP doesn't think this is controversial.

I know it's a controversial topic. I'd rather it wasn't, and that, given the wide-ranging impact on policy and law, people could discuss this freely without e.g. getting banned from online payment services and social media sites, being doxxed by activists, and so on.

If you know it's controversial, we now know "not one that would generally be considered offensive for others to mention" was, at best, being disingenuous. Is there anything else?

I meant generally as in, most people, who don't take an active interest in this topic.

I know it's controversial to those who do. But I think that in itself is worth challenging.

I mean, in the comment at the top of this thread, we have someone who became extremely offended at even the mere mention of someone with an opposing viewpoint to their own. In an article that isn't even about that topic. Does that seem a reasonable reaction?

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