One of the themes that seem to be playing out on Twitter today is a backlash against using the word “groomer” to describe people who want teachers in kindergarten through third-grade classrooms to lead class discussions about sexual orientation and gender identity. We’re hearing from David French that anyone who supported Donald Trump has no moral standing to accuse someone of being a groomer; we’re also hearing from people like Jonathan Chait that it cheapens the meaning of the word and the true victims of grooming. In other words, the people who called conservatives Nazis and fascists and white supremacists for years are getting their feelings hurt.
