The people that make them by the TRILLIONS even teach kids to call them pennies, that's enough for me.
https://www.usmint.gov/learn/kids/about-the-mint
When I see people on FB giving people grief over it I block them immediately, if I have the power in the group, I ban them.
In case y'all hadn't noticed if I see a post that gives someone grief over it, it gets deleted and a warning sent. It's the absolute silliest thing that goes on in the coin collecting hobby.