The creator of this petition, and the bloggers they link to, are blinded by the term "adoption" - it strikes them as something inflammatory, a sacred subject that must be treated with respect because it is personal to them.

There should be some word for this. It happens all the time in "causes." What people are trying to do is create some sort of property right in words or terms. "We own the word 'adoption', it can only be used in this way."