I just had a comment deleted that simply said “Not grooming!” and was told to “Cool it with the grooming references”.
That was here:
Now since the OP article has this sentence in it:
While this may not have the pedophilic connotations of “grooming,” it comes close in its deep antipathy for parental authority and its unilateral usurpation of parental responsibility for sexual education.
the comment I made and that was deleted was directly related to the content of the OP article.
I also note that in the same discussion another comment was deleted for use of the dreaded word.
Now I am aware of the concerns surrounding this term and related subject matter have gained around here recently and understand the desire to moderate the use of the dreaded word; however deletion of any comment containing the dreaded word or any of its derivatives seems like overreach. Context of the comment should be considered.