09-17-2019, 01:33 PM
rjmacs wrote:
[quote=pdq]
Well, he's a 64 year old man who's never married and never had a girlfriend. Not that there's anything wrong with that.
I just think it says something about his political ambition and pliability in a conservative place like South Carolina, if you know what I mean.
I know that you didn't intend this to be homophobic, but it is. I don't think you're prejudiced against LGBTQ people (in fact, I know you're not), so my comment isn't about your attitudes or beliefs. It's about the statement.
Veiled homophobia isn't cute, even when you wrap it in a disclaimer. I know of no reason to think that Lindsey Graham is gay, and I don't understand your need for his sex life to be visible and legible to you. He could just as easily be asexual or aromantic, or single for a million other reasons. Your implication is that he is both gay and dishonest, which is at the core of homophobic characterizations of homosexuals.
Duly noted. Personally, I don’t give a rat’s patoot about folks’ love life or relationships, as long as they’re not inherently abusive, but I honestly believe in Graham’s case it’s probably a well-known secret, and the political hypocrisy of that is where my comment came from.