Yeah, I'm gay, but I don't really ever bring it up unless its on topic. It just rubbed me the wrong way to see this dude who I barely know accusing be of being sensitive because I'm homosexual. I absolutely hate being stereotyped because of my sexual preferences. My personality has nothing to do with my sexual preference. So that right there is what set me off. It's one thing to make fun of someone's college team, but to make fun of part of my humanity is messed up.
As for "this is just a message board", I totally agree. I've been putting up with JazzFanz ******** for years without ever saying anything. I took a looong break a while ago without ever saying anything to anyone. I think I took a whole season off from this place. I was hoping that when I came back, things would be better. Turns out things are just as bad as they were before. So now I've decided to start calling people out when they deserve it. If these boards are ever going to be considered a credible source of information and discussion, stuff like this can't be happening. Any new user who sees a thread like this one is gonna think "this place is petty and dumb", and they'd be right. Heaven forbid this place have a shred of class, right?
Don't get me wrong-- I don't mind playful ribbing, and having a good time with people you've known for years-- but when this dude comes in after drama is settled, reopens the can of worms, and personally insults me in the process-- **** that.
It also annoys the hell out of me the mods are apparently are okay with this. I'm assuming TroutBum and the mods are buddy-buddy, since they're just letting it happen. This is the bad kind of circle-jerk that I'm talking about. TroutBum literally made a non-Jazz related topic, with the sole intention of making fun of me, and a handful of other users. What are mods good for, if not to stop these exact situations? I made a light hearted topic once, and it included an image that had a bad word in it. I was infracted, and my post was deleted. That's cool. The mod was nice, and I totally understood where he was coming from. But then I see TroutBum make a topic that singles people out, and calls them b****es, and apparently that's okay? Great. Greeeat job, mods. You guys really know how to keep the peace.