Are gendered labels sexist?

We used to have gendered names for all sort of social or professional roles (e.g. aviator/aviatrix, waiter/waitress, actor/actress, steward/stewardess, fireman/firewoman, executor/executrix, hunter/huntress, prince/princess, etc.) but most of these appear to be on the way out in both everyday conversation and formal writing, in favor of gender neutral terms (e.g. pilot, server, flight attendant, firefighter, etc.) while others see usage deferring to the formerly masculine term for both men and women (e.g. actor, hunter).

Are there good reasons to do away with sexed/gendered terms for things that people do, and if so, are there any specific exceptions?

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