# Hypocrite PC-zealots and their strawmen.

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hypocrite-pc-zealots-and-their-strawmen/818670>\
**Category:** The BBQ Pit\
**Created:** [July 27, 2018, 1:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hypocrite-pc-zealots-and-their-strawmen/818670 "2018-07-27T13:40:49Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![Gary\_Kumquat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/4491bb/32.png) [@Gary\_Kumquat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gary_Kumquat)\
**Post date:** [July 31, 2018, 4:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hypocrite-pc-zealots-and-their-strawmen/818670/181 "2018-07-31T04:25:57Z")

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> [@octopus](#):
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> Your conveniently and misleadingly snipped out of context quote is sufficient to demonstrate your lack of honesty.

Don’t be shy, petal, explain the lack of honesty. Did I quote out of context? Did I misquote? Did I twist words? Please, feel free to give some substance to your claim.

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**Author:** ![Bryan\_Ekers](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bryan_ekers/32/183_2.png) [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\
**Post date:** [July 31, 2018, 1:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hypocrite-pc-zealots-and-their-strawmen/818670/182 "2018-07-31T13:57:30Z")

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> [@Gary\_Kumquat](#):
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> Don’t be shy, petal, explain the lack of honesty. Did I quote out of context? Did I misquote? Did I twist words? Please, feel free to give some substance to your claim.

I’ve tried to puzzle it out, and it seems he isn’t objecting to what you say, but just the _way_ you say it.

That seems to be the OP’s issue as well.

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