Well said Rubber Spatula. LOL, I've now had one of those artifacts in a recent fantasy! Ouch. That stings a liitle. ; )

But I am human as well. One of G42's terms were the same to me as a racial slur would be perceived a person of color. I don't think that is appropriate. I know too well though that transgender people are the last in line to get support from others when it comes to hate speech. So I don't expect it. Someone acting big and brave behind a keyboard neither impresses me or hurts my feelings. But I will always try to answer hateful words. It's not about about my feelings. It's abound bigotry towards transpeople. I'd be confronting G42 had it been a slur against gay men or a person of color.

This person is jumping on me in my thread.
One would think would think that if I were indeed a "troll" I would be rejoining her maliciousness on her threads. I've no interest.
I'm a firm believer that name calling and other forms of devaluing the lives of others speak nothing about the object of derision, but rather this speaks volumes about the abuser.

Hell, I don't claim to know much about anything RS. I do have a better idea of who I am and why I'm here though than someone on the other side of a keyboard.

Somebody once wrote on a very different message board I'm fond of that the reason that all the flaming that occurs in cyberspace is due to the lack of a filter of ahuman face. My guess is that if G42 's anger would not get past a simple smile from me.

I have no problem with her. Just with her name calling and false accusations. I don't mind if someone needs to dump their karma on me. For me the important thing is not to pass it on to others.

Peace.

Ps. I don't hold you responsible at all RS. I'm not even angry at G42. Just a little disappointed. But it reminds me that there are some folks out there I wouldn't mind dominating.