No issue with that at all other than to point out language like that is commonplace on here in certain other threads and never gets a mention.
That said, back to the media thread….
You're right. All I'd say is that, in the modern climate, if you want to criticise someone and use those kinds of terms, you give them an easy get-out, where they don't have to address the substance of what you say but can hide behind issues of language and the like.
I'd say it's better to watch what you say and don't give them the chance. Box clever, if you like to put it that way.