> ..(we've) decided to keep our pet hates to ourselves, unless they are word-related

The 'pets hates' people have, which are word related frequently reflect social/cultural/national 'hates' too. It's one of those 'easier said than done' cases. Silly proper nouns mean a lot to some people, especially those who feel their personal or cultural identity is challenged. What I mean is (as previously discussed here), culture and language are inseparably intertwined, and therefore it's hard to be neutral even when speaking about some petty words if they have even some vague cultural relevance.


'Even in trifling matters the depths of one's heart can be seen'
Hagakure, Yamamoto Tsunetomo