It's just sad because people care about political correctness when there's a real threat of ICBMs raining down on us in the future. Even then they'll probably find some way to blame bush.
It is sexist, but women play into it. If all women were against it, then it wouldn't be in the store for long, and any husband who bought one for his wife would be in the doghouse. If we got rid of everything that is even remotely sexist we'd live in a pretty bland world.