Many things that are wrong nowadays were the norm back in the old days, and we can't use today's standard to judge the days back then. We just have to accept history is history.
Sometimes I feel sorry for the academies, because they could be using a perfectly legtimate term in the academic sense, but because the general public has given it a totally different and possible derogatory meaning to it, it looks like the former are being rude.
I couldn't agree with you more. I am horrified that they are changing history by means of tearing down statues that have been up for centuries. Just because feelings have changed about things doesn't change history.
The same goes for terms used to define certain afflictions. While they make perfect sense getting meeting in an academic setting, people have decided some of those terms have negative connotations. Nowadays, nobody wants to name anything for fear of offended with somebody. What a shame.