Agreed! What makes it sadder is that these are students at Oxford University, one of the most well regarded universities on the planet.
I once called someone a "nutter" on Eurogamer's forum, and MrTomFTW, a Eurogamer moderator, called me ableist. I then pointed out to him that just a few hours earlier he'd called another member a "loon", and next minute, my post was deleted and I was shadowbanned from the site.
A few months ago some gaming "journalists" were kicking up a fuss on Twitter because the marketing for Rage 2 described the game as "insane", for example: -
And of course.....