I think the problem here is that fighting these PC efforts just reinforces the egos of those who champion it because 1) it gives them more "enemies" to righteou

I think the problem here is that fighting these PC efforts just reinforces the egos of those who champion it because 1) it gives them more "enemies" to righteously battle against and 2) they're currently winning. As an old school liberal with subversive tendencies, maybe the right way to throw a monkey wrench into these language policing efforts is by reductio ad absurdum or killing them with kindness. Push every possible thing that's offensive into these lists, particularly targeting terms common in business parlance. "double-blind testing"? Offensive to people with low vision. TTYs in Linux? Sounds like a NSFW word. "Pros and cons"? Offensive to inmates who have served their sentence. It's not even "in bad faith" (the ultimate modern thought-terminating cliché); do it fully and sincerely in line with their desire to eliminate all possible offense. Just totally fill up their PC dictionary with stuff until it becomes clear that it's impractical to eliminate all possible avenues of offense without being reduced to grunts and gestures.