While I thought the issue was a little silly at first, the project's response did sound like an overreaction. Though, after reading the comments, I wonder if they were perhaps already familiar with ironholds. The underlying attitude behind this change is awful.
> women do not trend towards [...] an absence of concern for those not of their background. Men (particularly cis, white men) tend to.
I find it ironic that his complaint was of "exclusionary language", when his own language looks like this:
> This does not mean "all men suck". This means "society's conditioning and understanding of what 'male' means tend to result in a condition of suck". It's toxic for everyone (including those men. Of who I count myself a member).
> women do not trend towards [...] an absence of concern for those not of their background. Men (particularly cis, white men) tend to.