don't see why you would consider such term gender oriented... I mean, on the internet, you can just assume everyone is male if not specified but still.
nonetheless, I think it's sad how some people reject Khajiit and Argonians for that reason. Either because they are afraid of being accused of furry or because they hate furry fandom. anthropomorphism has always been part of human culture and yet people (or at least in internet) forget that and turn their heads toward an extreme sample of group which REALLY love anthropomorphism and sneer at them with disgusted looks.
well, at least the beast races are still pretty popular among TES fans