People did make such a big deal about it back then. People complained and said it felt out of place and had no place in the game yet it wasn't changed. I highly doubt a stink was made about it recently or else there would be links and threads here and on the official forums about it.
I think many are missing the boat. The word is very misogynistic especially the way it was used in that context. Frankly, it should not have been in there in the first place. With the recent environment, making this change is a good one.
As for all the SWJ bashers and anti PC crowd, it's just their cover to be able to use bigoted terms freely without consequence.
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You miss the point.