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It's also one of the disadvantages of the internet. People can hide behind the anonymity and post sexist, racist or generally abusive content.
Or hide behind anonymity and then claim that they are subject to sexist, racist or generally abusive content.
In my experience of Internet forums, it's normally the ones who claim that they are subject to abuse on the forums - they are the ones who think that when they started it, it was all just a joke and no one understands their sense of humour. If they don't like abrasive, they shouldn't be abrasive. This is not like sexual harassment where a man sees a woman in a revealing dress and claims she is "asking for it". This is people writing words. Others read those words and react to them. Inflammatory words, whether meant in jest or not, may create responses that the poster didn't mean or didn't want. But if a poster puts up those words, then they have to be prepared to accept the responses they get. If a poster isn't prepared for that, if they think they deserve special treatment, then an anonymous Internet forum is not a good place for them to be.
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