Piers Morgan has his panties in a twist about LeBron James touching Kate Middleton

[yellowcanine]

Piers Morgan on LeBron James Breaking Royal Protocol: "You Do Not Put Your Sweaty Arm" on Kate Middleton

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What a pompous ass he is. First of all, Piers, they are hanging out with a basketball celebrity after a game - in the U.S.A. This is not Buckingham Palace. Secondly, LeBron obviously has a clean sweatshirt on over his basketball duds so the fragile Kate is not going to get any sweat on her. And finally, Kate is obviously enjoying the attention and posing for the picture. If she didn't want to be touched, she wouldn't stand right next to him. Lighten up already.

[Nye Bevan]

1. If you look at his other (left) armpit in that photo there is a pretty big sweat mark

so perhaps he could have been a little more considerate in that regard.

I don't think it's that big a deal, however. Like most people would be he was obviously very, very excited to be meeting a real-life Princess and he probably got carried away in the moment.

[FSogol]

2. I just hope Kate's husband can find a job soon and get off of British welfare.

[Scootaloo]

3. It's hard to restrain the urge to give Prince William a noogie, I bet.

[yellowcanine]

4. I suspect that Piers is more concerned that a big black guy is touching "HIS" princess.

Rather than a bit of sweat. Seriously.

Anyway, by all accounts, Prince William and Princess Kate had no such concerns. So Piers should get off his pompous high horse and shut his pie hole.

[CTyankee]

7. Yeah, that sweat stain is a bit gross. Couldn't he have just changed his shirt for the photo?

I realize he had prolly just come off the floor during or after the game but an extra shirt or even a quick towelling would have solved that.

[yellowcanine]

10. He doesn't play basketball in a sweatshirt. I suspect it was a clean shirt. But one doesn't stop

sweating as soon as they stop running up and down the court. Even after a shower some athletes will often sweat for a while. You want to hang out with athletes after a game, you should expect to deal with a little sweat. So what? It is not as if he has Ebola.

[CTyankee]

11. No, of course not. And Morgan was being pissy.

Maybe he did try to use a towel quickly but his body was just too overheated not to sweat more. And I would get that getting a shot with the royals would be something you do right on the spot or lose the opportunity.

[yellowcanine]

20. If LeBron had blown them off the same people would be taking umbrage.

He did in fact give them some souvenirs also - jerseys, etc.

[DinahMoeHum]

5. Hey, Piers: As your fellow Brits are wont to sing. . .

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(tune: Auld Lang Syne)

Piss off, ya wank, piss off, ya wank
Piss off, ya wank,
piss off.
Piss off, ya wank, piss off, ya wank
Piss off, ya wank,
piss off.

[snooper2]

6. Who dressed that William dude? Looks like he hit the 50% off rack at Target.

And I KNOW I have seen that belt somewhere before!

[Agschmid]

8. Bad OP title.

[Botany]

9. Piers Morgan tapped Paul McCartney cell phone to spy about Paul's dying wife

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The man needs an ass kicking

[GeorgeGist]

12. Do I care?

Nope.

[Orrex]

13. He's also wearing shorts! Shorts! Imagine the nerve!

[Gidney N Cloyd]

14. I'm happy to say my initial reaction was "Kate WHO?"

[joeybee12]

15. Piers is upset because Lebron touched a commoner who married a guy whose ancestors killed more

of the other guy's ancestors? Hardly seems worth the trouble.

[B2G]

16. Jury results

REASON FOR ALERT

This post is disruptive, hurtful, rude, insensitive, over-the-top, or otherwise inappropriate.

ALERTER'S COMMENTS

I am going to try to explain this again. I know it is something every duer is aware of at this point. Claiming someone has their "panties in a twist" is blatantly sexist. Always has been always will. When someone is viewed as being overly emotional or hysterical they are described by some as "having their panties in a twist." Panties are being directly related to women as a symbol of a loss of emotional control. It is more often than not directed at men. As in the men are acting irrational and hysterical like a woman. That is exactly how it is being used in this instance. This is not overly pc. It is directly sexist. There is no other way to interpret the phrase. That is what it is.

You served on a randomly-selected Jury of DU members which reviewed this post. The review was completed at Thu Dec 11, 2014, 08:37 AM, and the Jury voted 2-5 to LEAVE IT.

Juror #1 voted to LEAVE IT ALONE
Explanation: Disagree. It is overly PC.
Juror #2 voted to LEAVE IT ALONE
Explanation: Are you serious? It's not 'overly PC'? LMAO
Juror #3 voted to LEAVE IT ALONE
Explanation: No explanation given
Juror #4 voted to LEAVE IT ALONE
Explanation: No explanation given
Juror #5 voted to HIDE IT
Explanation: I wish there were a way to just hide/replace the title. You're right, it's just a thoughtless use of the phrase, not a problem with the actual post itself.

But it Clarice Starling says in "Silence of the Lambs", "It always matters."
Juror #6 voted to HIDE IT
Explanation: I was going to leave this until I read the comments made by the alerter.
Juror #7 voted to LEAVE IT ALONE
Explanation: Alerts like this is what makes DU suck. The post has nothing to do with sexism. Except in the mind of the alerter, where everything has to do with sexism.

[yellowcanine]

17. Well obviously I disagree with those taking umbrage.

"Panties in a twist" is a variation of "knickers in a knot" which is akin to "burr in your butt", etc. If your underwear is twisted/knotted you are going to be uncomfortable. "Panties" is kind of an old fashioned word like knickers and it just makes it funnier than saying "underwear." It has nothing to do with any references to emotional instability, male or female. That is the way I see it.

[B2G]

18. Don't sweat it, it was a stupid alert.

- Juror number 2

[LanternWaste]

19. Well, I learned on DU yesterday that the U.S. did in fact, fight the revolutionary war

Well, I learned on DU yesterday that the U.S. did in fact, fight the revolutionary war so we didn't have to "see the royal couple on televised news programs" or use appropriate etiquette or manners around them...

No doubt, the civil war was fought to cement our right to act vulgar, whilst WW2 was fought to allow us the right not to be forced into napkin or utensil use while eating dinner.

I think a lot of people need to lighten up...