[dagmx]

“Up in Arms” implies a furor about the response. The definition is “protesting vigorously”.

It seems like you’re conflating objecting to something with being up in arms about it.

A reasoned objection is very different than the over the top reaction from some people, even on here, saying “wokeness is the end of literary freedom etc”. Analyzing it on a case by case basis vs jumping to extreme conclusions based on one’s biases.