I think the problem is your "ect.", in recent years number of various minority groups that might feel discriminated has grown and keep growing. You never know what will be next discriminated minority that you might offend and that will might sue you next year for some seemingly innocent explanation.
Why anyone would anyone take a risk? To make someone feel better?
Yeah. It’s human decency. Got cut from football tryouts in high school. Got excellent feedback to improve my stamina. Ended up running cross country cuz I loved it :)
Straight out of college I got rejected by failing miserably at a technical interview almost to the point of tears when I realized how little I knew. Maybe my interviewer saw this but I got very practical feedback, and knew exactly what to do with myself that summer to get hired.
Why anyone would anyone take a risk? To make someone feel better?