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Originally Posted by Genteel Death
the thing with compassion on the internet is that just like in the flesh sometimes you're asked to be sympathetic towards someone who finds it perfectly acceptable to degrade you verbally and then get away with it because apparently you don't have a sense of humour. if that's what gets you going death wishes are only the result of what you were asking for.
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Yeah, have to say I actually agree with what you say. I mean, I've banged on at (tiresome) length about the gast fellow already - but as a general rule, if someone without his mental health issues had been coming out with stuff he has been on occasions, I would be far, far less willing to give them any leeway at all, frankly. Whether on the internet or offline.
I know there are issues of "freedom of speech" and what have you - and I do bear in mind that SYG is based in the US, where First Amendment whatnots apply - but on a strictly personal level, I have a severe intolerance towards anyone coming out with bigotry such as homophobia/anti-Semitism etc. I guess for me, being at the receiving end of some very unpleasant and horrible homophobic abuse over the years (and I'm talking about real-life situations here, not the internet etc) has had some bearing on that. To me, it's not "just words" - these things have a real and direct impact on people.
Anyway, enough of this from me for now - back to bed I go - scuse me whilst I blow my nose and cough away.