It's not name-calling. This person really is a troll, a term with an unambiguous definition: http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=troll . He tries so hard to earn the label that it seems unjust to withhold it.
In the days of Usenet, before there was an Internet, this sort of language was regarded as neutral and informative -- it's not abusive when it's accurate. But the Politically Correct movement in social media is seeing a revival, such that even accurate use of these terms is regarded as counterproductive.
In the Usenet era, some individuals would strive to earn the label, and applying it would save people a lot of time trying to engage in constructive conversations with people who were manifestly unable to rise to the occasion.
Bottom line -- it's possible to take PC to a pointless extreme. And I'm hardly the first to make this point.
In the days of Usenet, before there was an Internet, this sort of language was regarded as neutral and informative -- it's not abusive when it's accurate. But the Politically Correct movement in social media is seeing a revival, such that even accurate use of these terms is regarded as counterproductive.
In the Usenet era, some individuals would strive to earn the label, and applying it would save people a lot of time trying to engage in constructive conversations with people who were manifestly unable to rise to the occasion.
Bottom line -- it's possible to take PC to a pointless extreme. And I'm hardly the first to make this point.