It is not selective at all.
You must take into the consideration of the vernacular— the accepted, specific speech of the day.
Take for example the West Side Story song, “I feel pretty.” It has a line that states the singer is pretty, and witty, and gay. In today context, that would seem odd. In the context of the time, it makes perfect sense.
We do not update our language in the constitution. We must understand the meaning of words within their context.
I mean it is selectively applied on this forum sometimes.