Double Standard Example ... one of billions and billions.

In his book No Excuses, Shrum alleges that John Edwards told him, apropos of homosexuals, "I'm not comfortable around those people." In an interview with CNN's Wolf Blitzer, Elizabeth Edwards clarified that her husband was speaking of being made to feel uncomfortable when a gay friend of hers expressed a desire to "snake" her "awfully cute" fiancé.

A question: How are Edwards' former colleagues at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill have reacted to such remarks, if he were still at UNC? How are they reacting?

Democratic presidential hopeful John Edwards gestures at Google headquarters in Mountain View, Calif., Wednesday, May 30, 2007. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma)
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Are they denouncing him for his "violent, heterosexist comments"? Are they decrying him as being a "perfect example" of "white, heterosexual, Christian male privilege"? Are they saying he ought to be investigated?

Are they hinting darkly that Edwards should be made to feel marked or threatened or vulnerable?

No? Why not? That's exactly what happened in 2004 to a UNC-CH student who said similar things in an English classroom, in response to an instructor's question-begging discussion topic of "Why do heterosexual men feel threatened by homosexuals?"