Considering the current Russia/Ukraine conflict, and the wartime travel restrictions for men, it feels relevant to ask this question to a wider audience, regardless of whether they are pro anyone, neutral, or feel mostly clueless about the war.<p>Is "military aged male" a morally legitimate phrase, to be used without further criticism, or should the expression have the same negative connotations as the various types of social repression against women?
I think it's fine. If anything, expecting or requiring men but not women to fight is "social repression" against men, but I doubt that a large fraction of Ukrainians think it's wrong to have different expectations for men and women in wartime.