"Graham Platner, a Democratic candidate for the US Senate in Maine, has issued an apology and removed a tattoo that resembled a Nazi symbol, which comes after a series of anti-LGBTQ+ Reddit posts authored by him resurfaced. Marine Corps combat veteran and oyster farmer Platner, 41, is running in the state's Democratic primary with hopes of unseating long-running Republican Susan Collins, who has held the seat since 1997."
"Earlier this month, past Reddit posts made by Platner under the handle P-Hustle resurfaced in which he used gay as a derogatory term and the slur "f*g", as well as ableist slurs and commented at those worried about sexual assault should "take some responsibility for themselves and not get so f**ked up they wind up having sex with someone they don't mean to". In the unearthed posts he also described himself as a "communist", said "cops are b*stards" and described all rural white Americans as "racist" and "stupid"."
Graham Platner apologized and removed a tattoo that resembled a Nazi symbol after resurfaced online posts he authored drew scrutiny. Platner is a 41-year-old Marine Corps combat veteran and oyster farmer running in Maine's Democratic primary to challenge Republican Susan Collins. Past Reddit posts under the handle P-Hustle used "gay" as a derogatory term and the slur "f*g", included ableist slurs, and suggested those worried about sexual assault should "take some responsibility for themselves and not get so f**ked up they wind up having sex with someone they don't mean to." He also described himself as a "communist", called police "b*stards", characterized rural white Americans as "racist" and "stupid", and wrote that he is "a vegetable growing, psychedelics-taking socialist" who still owns guns and distrusts fascists.
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