I have no inherent strong opinions on terminology, so I'll roll with it. But I am concerned that this might be a symptom of a larger trend toward whimsically in

I have no inherent strong opinions on terminology, so I'll roll with it. But I am concerned that this might be a symptom of a larger trend toward whimsically inventive "solutions" that have ill defined or undefined MOEs. What does this get us? Is there any evidence that these terms are harmful to racial minorities? Do fMRIs or glucocorticoid sampling indicate that the use of these terms causes a stress response? I'm skeptical, but I don't know. By all means, we should question conventions that might be ill suited to an enlightened society. However, every change costs political capital, and we should be spending that political capital on actual change rather than self-congratulatory tinkering.