subtly altering words or phrases is not "PC gone made" or "woke". It is almost always done for a reason which is meaningful to those it applies to. All we need to do is show some understanding, tolerance and empathy with people and not be so quick to jump to foaming at the mouth and going puce in the face at every little thing the Daily Mail screams from its front page.
Yes, and the reason is not to offend, and that's my entire point. In my opinion it is down to the recipient not to be offended, not the offender not to offend. In other words, "Stick & Stones"