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<blockquote data-quote="Libertad" data-source="post: 6206336" data-attributes="member: 6750502">Telling people so ignore insults can be fine under certain circumstances, but when it comes to constant harassment and large-scale behavior it's not so good.&nbsp; In many cases it shifts the burden and blame towards the targeted person instead of the person making trouble in the first place.&nbsp; Like it or not, words can and do cut deep: racial slurs, insulting one's family, and mean-spirited homophobic &quot;jokes&quot; which aren't really jokes so much as the speaker's personal beliefs, can and do cause condemnation for anti-social behavior.&nbsp; Otherwise the affected people depart elsewhere because they don't want to go through the BS, or just silently put up with the abuse.In regards to table-top gaming, it's very applicable.&nbsp; The hobby is inherently a social activity, and bullying behavior going uncriticized can lead to group disharmony.Geekdom in general is currently a very nebulous subculture, in part because a lot of its common elements (Sci-Fi and Fantasy) are now part of the mainstream.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Libertad, post: 6206336, member: 6750502"] Telling people so ignore insults can be fine under certain circumstances, but when it comes to constant harassment and large-scale behavior it's not so good. In many cases it shifts the burden and blame towards the targeted person instead of the person making trouble in the first place. Like it or not, words can and do cut deep: racial slurs, insulting one's family, and mean-spirited homophobic "jokes" which aren't really jokes so much as the speaker's personal beliefs, can and do cause condemnation for anti-social behavior. Otherwise the affected people depart elsewhere because they don't want to go through the BS, or just silently put up with the abuse. In regards to table-top gaming, it's very applicable. The hobby is inherently a social activity, and bullying behavior going uncriticized can lead to group disharmony. Geekdom in general is currently a very nebulous subculture, in part because a lot of its common elements (Sci-Fi and Fantasy) are now part of the mainstream. [/QUOTE]

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