The other day, I recc’d a comment on Scalia’s death. The comment was “Ding Dong, the witch is dead.” As a result, I somehow got a “NR” rating that now prevents me from even recommending anything for the next 2 days or something. I couldn’t even publish a diary. I’m not sure how this happens or who has the authority to do this on this site, but it’s certainly adding to the dissatisfaction I have with the ridiculous amount of Political Correctness exhibited here. I have lots of respect for the dead, but the comment I recc’d was nowhere near bad enough for the person doing the rec to be silenced.
A comment today from Mousethatroared:
He was a bad human being, and I am glad he is gone from this earth. No “rest in peace” from me. People like him make we wish that hell were a real place, but alas, he is just dead now. Thank God (the god I don’t believe in). This is in a diary that lambastes Scalia, well written and not exactly sympathetic to the death of someone who tried to put gays in jail for having sex.
Let's Not Twist It. My Differences with Scalia Were More Than "Political"
It seems to me that a lot of people have gone way further than me in describing Scalia as the Pig he was. The fact that he’s now dead doesn't change the facts of what a bigot he was. I do question why I was NR’d for simply recc’ing a fairly innocuous comment.
I’m not sure why my privileges were restricted due to my recc’ing a comment. But I do know that there seems to be no way of contesting it, challenging it or even talking about it, that’s why I’m writing this. I’d like to know who did it, and how it is that anyone can ban me not for commenting, but simply recc’ing a comment.
Unfair and unreasonable Kos…