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treestar

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36. About Lindsay Graham too

Reply to DesertDiamond (Reply #9)

Thu Mar 26, 2015, 08:09 AM

Mar 2015

It could be insulting, but it could be speculation that it is actually true. Though it's no one's business if he doesn't want it known. And when he is anti-GLBT, that's an indication he doesn't want it to be true. Kind of sad for him really.

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Something that just drives me a little nuts [View all] cali Mar 2015 OP

It drives me a little nuts that DU buys into it, though. malthaussen Mar 2015 #1

I don't know that DUers buy into it. Maybe they feel as I do. cali Mar 2015 #2

I assume you're talking about the twitter posts about Cruz thread with the 'beard' comment. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Mar 2015 #3

Um, no, it means they KNOW that the first person was trying to be insulting Erich Bloodaxe BSN Mar 2015 #5

I think Octa's post is instructive, though malthaussen Mar 2015 #7

It isn't the word, itself, that is insulting - Ms. Toad Mar 2015 #10

Well, yeah, that's my point malthaussen Mar 2015 #33

Agreed. MineralMan Mar 2015 #4

Also, the posts advocating prison rape. mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2015 #6

that used to be such a no no that mopinko Mar 2015 #8

I think the time I was most shocked on DU... LeftishBrit Mar 2015 #24

I agree with you totally, but the only reason I ever have said Ann Coulter is trans is because DesertDiamond Mar 2015 #9

I can't believe I am defending Ann Coulter but, in regards to Any One, I think we should respect Tuesday Afternoon Mar 2015 #11

Thank you. Ms. Toad Mar 2015 #13

yes. point taken. There are plenty of things to criticize about Ann's philosophies and ideologies. Tuesday Afternoon Mar 2015 #16

Nonsense, and please just stop it. Ms. Toad Mar 2015 #12

ridiculous. any evidence to base your "reason" on? cali Mar 2015 #14

It's very, very easy to look up her history, her union busting lawyer father, her high school and Bluenorthwest Mar 2015 #15

??? progressoid Mar 2015 #20

Really? You think she is transexual... awoke_in_2003 Mar 2015 #31

About Lindsay Graham too treestar Mar 2015 #36

douche isn't a fave either. BlancheSplanchnik Mar 2015 #17

It is possible to use the term in a non-misogynistic way eggplant Mar 2015 #19

I don't like the way in which it references feminine hygiene as a benchmark of disgust. BlancheSplanchnik Mar 2015 #26

obviously views it as an insult. AlbertCat Mar 2015 #18

Calling Lindsey Graham gay is also offensive. Ms. Toad Mar 2015 #21

I'm curious about what gay DU'ers in general think about this. marle35 Mar 2015 #22

It has been a sore point for longer than I have been a member of DU. Ms. Toad Mar 2015 #27

I can see that marle35 Mar 2015 #30

Calling someone gay only works as an insult if being gay is perceived as something bad. AlbertCat Mar 2015 #25

Well, since juries hide so-and-so is gay insults Ms. Toad Mar 2015 #28

I have a issue with anyone that uses 'gay' as an insult or slur toward someone else. Rex Mar 2015 #23

In this case I have to agree Rex. haikugal Mar 2015 #32

It's a lot more common, at least on DU to suggest they are mentally ill HereSince1628 Mar 2015 #29

What drives me a kittle nuts Jenoch Mar 2015 #34

What if said politician is homophobic and supports anti-gay legislation? oberliner Mar 2015 #35