one could plausibly arrive at the same terminological decisions as Wikipedia while having fairness and consistency as important goals.
While that’s true, when interacting with Wikipedia it’s useful to have an accurate model of how it functions. If you just look at the reasoning for why those terms might be generally good for society to use, you will likely be surprised when you are exposed to another conflict in Wikipedia over terms.
Even if there are good arguments for another term the answer is “If the wide society uses a bad term, engage with society Wikipedia isn’t the place for activism”.
While that’s true, when interacting with Wikipedia it’s useful to have an accurate model of how it functions. If you just look at the reasoning for why those terms might be generally good for society to use, you will likely be surprised when you are exposed to another conflict in Wikipedia over terms.
Even if there are good arguments for another term the answer is “If the wide society uses a bad term, engage with society Wikipedia isn’t the place for activism”.