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In reply to the discussion: The chilling effect of misogynistic trolls [View all]chervilant
(8,267 posts)BTW, you are one of only a handful of people who post here regularly that remains on my list of "must read" posts. I have come to recognize the members of this forum who broaden my horizons, and help keep me abreast of relevant issues.
I persevere as a member of this forum for the "must reads," and I keep adding the misogynists, sexists, racists, homophobes, and bullies to my IL. (It's gotten much longer in recent years...)
The racism here--and across the nation--is disgusting. I like what Jon Stewart said about "try living with it." August marked the anniversary of the death of my former bil, Kobe Red Hawk Storay. When we were younger, and he was still married to my baby sister, he modeled for me the grace, compassion, and patience with which to respond to racists, because racists are to be pitied for their fear and their hate. I'll never forget Kobe. His children, my nieces and nephews, have pledged to remind the littlies about their "PawPaw" every chance they get.