It comes as no surprise to me at all

But the context is part of what makes these cases peculiarly difficult to judge in real life rather than in outraged principle. As you say in your reply, a certain impression may "misleadingly be given", and on that footing the person given the impression is entitled to be judged.

Incidentally, much more than this man's comments, I find the following (and you'll see I hope why it's relevant) to be really, really disturbing. But then I was never too keen on ad hominem attacks.

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Posted By: paulg, Nov 19, 11:59:20