If they do away with Master Bates, Seaman Staines won't be very happy. (Yes, I do know that Richard Digance invented the characters).
Having read through the article, I wonder just how many house buyers who are black have vocally objected (or even bridled) when hearing the term 'Master Bedroom'? Or how many gay female couples have refused to buy a house which has 'his' and 'her' bathrooms? Sometimes, just sometimes, people 'overthink' things and this is the result :-(