I don't agree that it's political but I do agree that it's contentious for English. However, if we see this as a template for other languages, it makes more sense what with Spanish, French, etc having rigid definitions and control[0] over their respective languages.

[0]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Spanish_Academy

[0]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acad%C3%A9mie_Fran%C3%A7aise