I'm gonna go...

[Marc v4.0]

Originally Posted by MSperoni

Alternate views are one thing. Racist, transphobic, homophobic, misogynistic views are another.

(Not that you do that, just speaking generally)

Many people have a rightly low tolerance for anything that resembles that, and I'm not gonna sit here like a smug douche telling people they're "overreacting".

Still, I wish we could critique the view without attacking the person who has the view. Pages and pages of profanity laced posts or snide remarks by people who take things too personally make it pretty evident that's not gonna happen.

Not everyone has the time or inclination to become an expert on the subtleties of the various isms. Not everyone shares the same background.

But if the differences result in us treating people in the community like scum, hatefully and without mercy or forgiveness, then we've failed as forumites, IMO.

So, yeah, maybe a forum reboot is in order.

We'll honestly never get there because people still take any critique of a problematic view as a personal attack that singles them out by name, no matter how careful you are or how many times you outright say it isn't a personal attack.. Or get SUPER ANGRY for somebody that isn't actually angry about a thing.