The latest "banning" (NYC_SKP) is an interesting lesson on REPUTATION.

[JDPriestly]

164. Now, again, please type onto DU the exact wording of NYC_SKP's post and the post before it

and see if you really think that he used bad enough judgment to be banned. In spite of all the talk to the contrary, if you look at the facts, NYC_SKP did not mention Hillary by name and did not use the very naughty "C" word at all.

He was banned for innuendo, no, more precisely for making a joke which we all use every day in some small way.

Besides, if he had used the "c" word, we must remember why it is a prohibited word. That specific four-letter word is considered to be vulgar. There are many polite phrases that really mean the same thing but that are not considered vulgar. We use them all the time.

Using a polite phrase that means the same thing is an insult, but it is mild is acceptable in society. And saying it is just an opinion. There are a thousand polite ways of saying the same thing as using the "c" word. NYC_SKP, like it or not, used one of them that is considered to be a synonym to some but is not at all the same word. In fact, it makes you laugh rather than be disgusted if you are normal.

People are going to say much worse things about each and every candidate in this presidential race before the election is over.

Good heavens! I'm rather disgusted with the ignorance and lack of understanding of linguistics and the social use of language demonstrated by this banning of NYC_SKP. I expect a higher level of intelligence and sophistication on a board as liberal as DU.

Show me where NYC_SKP actually used the "C" word.