I'm definitely on the side of "genderlock" being a dumb term.

I understand the argument that the term has been around forever, and it's not specific to FFXIV. That said, it's still a dumb term that I'd think the MMO community would have outgrown because -- in this case, anyway -- it's not accurate in a technical/functional sense.

My other problem is I see comments/replies from people who seem confused by the term; like, they seem to believe these races exist and SE really has just "locked" us out from using them. This is problematic by fueling misplaced resentment toward SE. ("I don't get it! Why won't they remove the genderlocks?") *Yes, paraphrasing, but you get the idea.

Perhaps it's time for gamer language to evolve?