Lindsey Graham says he is "uniquely qualified to be president!"
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I don't think you meant to say something insensitive, but it came across that way to the alerter and apparently three people on the jury, and I do think their opinions were shaped by the context of long standing rumors that Graham is a closeted gay man. These rumors are pretty controversial on DU (see this thread: http://www.democraticunderground.com/10023729419) and the LGBT community is split on whether or not we want to have any association with them. I'll admit as a gay man I'm personally conflicted on whether or not it's something we should talk about.
Also even when it concerns somebody that I think it's safe to say is universally reviled here, I don't doubt that the alert came because of the historical connotations of the word "sissy." This is a situation where the word takes on quite a different meaning depending on how you're implying it. If you were just using it in reference to one of the many other pandering, hypocritical Republican Senators, then I doubt anybody even notices it or cares enough to alert. But because of the aforementioned chatter about Graham's sexuality, somebody presumably saw your post and thought you were trying to say something about that.
In any case, I think the jury make the right decision here. You didn't say anything actively harmful, and I like the idea of DU as a place where we can have friendly discussion about these things, and reserve deletions for the truly horrible crap that the trolls drag in.
Groucho's already president of Fredonia. Maybe Cannabeer or Moronica if he's a Stooges fan.....
