My comment was flagged, even though I was trying to provide context to explain why she experienced such a strong reaction to her SNL stunt. The parent comment and many supportive sibling comments remain unflagged, which leaves the impression that I was downvoted and flagged simply because people didn't like a more critical viewpoint, not because the comment lacked substance or was intended to inflame.
Unfortunately there are some topics that would be genuinely interesting to discuss, but which the HN community just doesn't handle well.
IMHO the best approach is to just try to spot those threads early, and maybe find other forums to discuss them [1].
[1] Finding suitable forums is left as an exercise to the reader. Maybe it requires in-person discussion with people who will assume each other's best intentions.
