A misleading method name can cause serious screw ups down the line. At best, they make reading through the code later much more confusing. It's not petty to ask

A misleading method name can cause serious screw ups down the line. At best, they make reading through the code later much more confusing. It's not petty to ask for accurate and comprehensible method names. The problem here is the mind games. If you think a method name is a problem, just say so. Don't hint and waste people's time and energy. Just say what you mean. (If you can't do that, you're in a terribly unhealthy work environment, and fixing that should be a top priority.)